Public Relations at South Dakota State 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 South Dakota State University stacks up to those at other schools.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from South Dakota State.

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.

South Dakota State Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

South Dakota State Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at South Dakota State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at South Dakota State 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
	3
	21
	24
	85
	96
	122

PR Student Demographics at South Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at South Dakota State University.

South Dakota State Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in PR from South Dakota State in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at South Dakota State 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 South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Advertising

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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Public Relations Specialists	660	$51,240
Communications Professors	70	$66,390

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.