by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Loyola University New Orleans. 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.
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 Loyola New Orleans was ranked #119 on College Factual's Best Schools for public relations list. It is also ranked #2 in Louisiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Loyola New Orleans.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Loyola New Orleans paid an average of $1,132 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $40,288 | $40,288 |
| Fees | $1,742 | $1,742 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,546 | $13,546 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,160 | $3,160 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Loyola New Orleans 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 Loyola New Orleans make an average of $41,342 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $34,735.
Loyola New Orleans 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 Loyola New Orleans Online Learning page.
Women made up around 95.0% of the public relations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public relations at Loyola New Orleans in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 23 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 7 |
*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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