by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in public relations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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BA in Communication - Public Relations
Prepare to develop your skills in building mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their public audiences.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. UNL is in the top 10% of the country for public relations. More specifically it was ranked #28 out of 307 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Nebraska.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNL.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UNL paid an average of $830 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $259 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,770 | $24,900 |
| Fees | $1,792 | $1,792 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,186 | $12,186 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,374 | $3,374 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Public Relations students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNL took out an average of $24,000 in student loans. That is 3% higher than the national average of $23,348.
The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNL is $40,209 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $34,735.
UNL does not offer an online option for its public relations bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNL Online Learning page.
About 60.6% of the students who received their BA in public relations in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public relations at UNL in 2019-2020, 17.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 162 |
| International Students | 19 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 188 |
| Sports Communication | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 48 |
| Journalism | 88 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
