Public Relations & Advertising at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. Of the 1,367 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Oregon in 2021, 575 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.

UO Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

UO Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at UO compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at UO 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
	1
	2
	3
	34
	36
	63
	73
	140
	194

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in public relations from UO. This makes it the #16 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from UO Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UO is $36,861. This is 0% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 575 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public relations from UO in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	357
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

UO Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from UO in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from UO, 68% 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 Oregon with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UO 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 Oregon. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	352
Public Relations	244
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	13

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Public Relations Specialists	3,210	$66,800
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,330	$96,140
Editors	1,080	$55,610
Community Health Workers	750	$42,350
Technical Writers	680	$68,320

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.