Public Relations & Advertising at Florida State University

If you are interested in studying public relations and advertising, you may want to check out the program at Florida State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Florida State.

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 State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Florida State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Florida State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Florida State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	120

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Florida State. This makes it the #13 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Florida State Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida State is $37,544. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Florida State. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Florida State 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 State University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	65
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Florida State Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 51 students who graduated with a master’s in public relations from Florida State in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Florida State, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	29
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Florida State also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 State University.

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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.