Public Relations at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and approximately 7,368 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from Northern Michigan University.

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

Northern Michigan University Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Northern Michigan University Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Northern Michigan University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at Northern Michigan University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. 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
	67
	71
	73
	85
	101

PR Student Demographics at Northern Michigan University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at Northern Michigan University.

Northern Michigan University Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 PR students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Northern Michigan University, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Northern Michigan University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northern Michigan University also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690
Communications Professors	900	$71,770
Advertising and Promotions Managers	580	$124,670

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.