Public Relations & Advertising at Mississippi College

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

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and approximately 4,667 students attend the school each year. Of the 730 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College in 2021, 6 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

MC Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

MC does offer online education options in public relations for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

MC Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at MC 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
	75
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162
	200
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in public relations from MC. This makes it the #80 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations Student Demographics at MC

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

MC Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MC, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at MC since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at MC 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 Mississippi College with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MC Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

The public relations program at MC awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*

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

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

MC 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 & Journalism (Other)
• Communication & Media Studies

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Public Relations Specialists	1,430	$52,840
Community Health Workers	710	$32,880
Reporters and Correspondents	300	$34,530
Editors	280	$46,070

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 Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.