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McKendree University BA in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is a concentration offered under the public relations and advertising major at McKendree University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in public relations, advertising, and applied communication, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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• Undergraduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Related Majors
• References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication from McKendree Cost?

McKendree Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at McKendree paid an average of $1,010 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$31,100	$31,100
Fees	$1,100	$1,100
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$10,970	$10,970
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,800	$2,800

Learn more about McKendree tuition and fees.

Does McKendree Offer an Online BA in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication?

Online degrees for the McKendree public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the McKendree Online Learning page.

McKendree Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

There were 6 bachelor’s degrees in public relations, advertising, and applied communication awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication in 2019-2020, 83.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 75.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 16.7% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor’s degree recipients at McKendree in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Majors Related to a BA in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication From McKendree

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Organizational Communication	8

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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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.