Public Relations at Southwest Baptist University

If you plan to study public relations, take a look at what Southwest Baptist University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwest Baptist University is located in Bolivar, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,039. In 2021, 3 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from Southwest Baptist 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.

Southwest Baptist University Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Southwest Baptist University Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Southwest Baptist University 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 PR major at Southwest Baptist 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
	99
	104
	111
	120

PR Student Demographics at Southwest Baptist University

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

Southwest Baptist University Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 PR majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southwest Baptist University. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Southwest Baptist University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Organizational Communication

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 MO, the home state for Southwest Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists	4,860	$59,940
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	910	$106,200
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Advertising and Promotions Managers	230	$128,040

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.