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 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in public relations, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 SMU MN was ranked #148 on College Factual's Best Schools for public relations list. It is also ranked #6 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for SMU MN.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SMU MN was $1,250 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,650 | $37,650 |
| Fees | $630 | $630 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,630 | $9,630 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,900 | $1,900 |
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public relations who receive their bachelor’s degree from SMU MN 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.
Online degrees for the SMU MN 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 SMU MN Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their BA in public relations in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree in public relations at SMU MN in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied 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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