Public Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Lindenwood University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in public relations, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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.
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Part-time undergraduates at Lindenwood University paid an average of $495 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $18,000 | $18,000 |
Fees | $100 | $100 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,200 | $9,200 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,900 | $2,900 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Lindenwood University in Public Relations walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,348.
public relations who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lindenwood University make an average of $29,685 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% lower than the national average of $34,735.
Online degrees for the Lindenwood University public relations bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lindenwood University Online Learning page.
About 54.5% 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 Lindenwood University in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Organizational Communication | 4 |
Public Relations | 8 |
Advertising | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 62 |
Journalism | 5 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 1 |
*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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