Public Relations & Advertising at University of North Texas

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if University of North Texas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,697 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas in 2021, 24 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

UNT Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

UNT Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at UNT 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 public relations major at UNT 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
	12
	17
	23
	27
	70
	99
	348

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in public relations from UNT. This makes it the #71 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UNT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at University of North Texas.

UNT Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNT, about 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UNT since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Texas with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNT Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in public relations each year. UNT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 43% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from UNT, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Texas with a master's in public relations.

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

UNT 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

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Texas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Technical & Scientific Communication	31

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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.