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Public Relations & Advertising at North Carolina State University

Public Relations & Advertising at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 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.

NC State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Relations

NC State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

94% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from NC State, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Carolina State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication 18

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists 4,750 $64,450
Editors 2,090 $67,450
Technical Writers 1,390 $76,070
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 1,260 $125,500
Communications Professors 1,000 $65,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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