Public Relations & Advertising at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 222 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from UIUC.

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

UIUC Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

UIUC Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how UIUC performed in these rankings.

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 major at UIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. 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
	8
	19
	78

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in public relations from UIUC. This makes it the #29 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UIUC Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $42,675. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 222 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UIUC 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	143
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UIUC Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	233
Health Communication	14

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,160	$119,330
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Technical Writers	1,460	$69,320

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.