Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 385 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from CU - Boulder.

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

CU - Boulder Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

CU - Boulder Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at CU - Boulder 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, advertising, and applied communication major at CU - Boulder is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. 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.

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In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #11 most popular school for public relations, advertising, and applied communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 385 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from CU - Boulder. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at CU - Boulder 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 Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	300
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

CU - Boulder Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors earned their master's degree from CU - Boulder. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations, advertising, and applied communication each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,240	$136,990
Communications Professors	620	$58,270
Advertising and Promotions Managers	390	$122,970

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

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