by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Butler University. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Butler was ranked #52 on College Factual's Best Schools for public relations list. It is also ranked #1 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Butler.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Butler was $1,760 per credit hour 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 | $42,410 | $42,410 |
| Fees | $990 | $990 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,380 | $14,380 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,050 | $3,050 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Public Relations students who received their bachelor’s degree at Butler took out an average of $19,500 in student loans. That is 16% lower than the national average of $23,348.
The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Butler is $35,060 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $34,735.
Butler 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 Butler Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.7% of the public relations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public relations at Butler in 2019-2020, 15.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 78 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Organizational Communication | 21 |
| Sports Communication | 21 |
| Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 50 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 7 |
| Journalism | 7 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 13 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1 |
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*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.
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