Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at University of Oregon

If you are interested in studying public relations, advertising, and applied communication, you may want to check out the program at University of Oregon. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 students attend the school each year.

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.

UO Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

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

UO Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

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Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors earned their master's degree from UO. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degree from UO, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Relations
• Advertising

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 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
Communications Professors	390	$80,700
Advertising and Promotions Managers	330	$105,200

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
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