Public Relations & Advertising at Palomar College

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what Palomar College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 21,141 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.

Palomar College Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Relations (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Public Relations

Palomar College Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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Public Relations Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Public Relations & Advertising Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public relations associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in public relations only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at Palomar College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public relations graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 CA, the home state for Palomar College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	8,330	$141,990
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.