Public Relations & Advertising at Northern Arizona University

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 153 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from NAU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations & Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

NAU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

NAU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at NAU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	19
	26
	26
	29
	30
	51
	51
	237
	244

Earnings of NAU Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $32,289. This is less than $36,826, which is the national average of all public relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Relations Student Demographics at NAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Northern Arizona University.

NAU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 153 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations from NAU. About 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at NAU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at NAU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	86
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

NAU also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	151
Public Relations	1
Advertising	1

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Public Relations Specialists	3,080	$62,500
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,350	$104,120
Community Health Workers	1,030	$40,090
Editors	1,020	$57,180
Reporters and Correspondents	680	$61,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.