Public Relations at University of Northwestern - St Paul

If you are interested in studying public relations, you may want to check out the program at University of Northwestern - St Paul. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 3,506. Of the 96 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northwestern - St Paul in 2021, 6 of them were public relations majors.

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.

Northwestern Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Northwestern Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Northwestern 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 Northwestern 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
	61
	67
	71
	72
	73
	84
	90
	102

PR Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Northwestern Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in PR from Northwestern. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Northwestern 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 University of Northwestern - St Paul with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern 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 MN, the home state for University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,880	$120,190
Communications Professors	560	$67,630
Advertising and Promotions Managers	490	$133,480

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.