Public Relations & Advertising at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

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.

SMC Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

SMC Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Public Relations & Advertising Associate’s Program

67% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public relations associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in public relations only graduates about 29% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public relations graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at Santa Monica College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Monica College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	8

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 Santa Monica 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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