Public Relations & Advertising at Florida Southern College

Every public relations & advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at Florida Southern College stacks up to those at other schools.

Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and approximately 3,413 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations & Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

Florida Southern Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Florida Southern Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Florida Southern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Florida Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Florida Southern College.

Florida Southern Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Florida Southern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Southern College with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida Southern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	18
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	15
Sports Communication	3
Political Communication	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida Southern College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930
Technical Writers	2,740	$62,710
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,050	$109,570

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.