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 University of Colorado Boulder. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in public relations, such as diversity 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. CU - Boulder is in the top 10% of the country for public relations. More specifically it was ranked #30 out of 307 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for CU - Boulder.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at CU - Boulder was $2,911 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $447 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,728 | $34,930 |
| Fees | $1,738 | $1,738 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,220 | $15,220 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,556 | $2,556 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at CU - Boulder in Public Relations walked away with an average of $20,111 in student debt. That is 14% lower than the national average of $23,348.
Online degrees for the CU - Boulder 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 CU - Boulder Online Learning page.
About 70.9% of the students who received their BA in public relations in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 72.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.7% of the public relations bachelor’s degrees at CU - Boulder in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 282 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 368 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 180 |
| Journalism | 62 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 48 |
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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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