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Public Relations & Advertising at Santa Monica College

If you plan to study Public Relations & Advertising, consider the program at Santa Monica College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Santa Monica College is located in Santa Monica, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 43 public relations & advertising graduations were recorded at Santa Monica College.

Online Class Availability at Santa Monica College

Many students take online classes at Santa Monica College. Of 23,453 students, 8,360 (36%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,306 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Public Relations & Advertising graduates at Santa Monica College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Public Relations & Advertising graduates at Santa Monica College are 47% women (20) and 53% men (23).

Public Relations & Advertising Associate’s Program at Santa Monica College

Of the 15 associate’s public relations & advertising graduates at Santa Monica College, 27% were women (4) and 73% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Public Relations & Advertising associate’s degree recipients at Santa Monica College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	3
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 80% of Public Relations & Advertising associate’s degree recipients at Santa Monica College, above the national average of 47%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Public Relations & Advertising Concentrations at Santa Monica College

The Public Relations & Advertising program at Santa Monica College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Advertising	43

Best-Paid Careers for Public Relations & Advertising Graduates

Graduates of the Public Relations & Advertising program at Santa Monica College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Public Relations & Advertising majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Training and Development Managers	$139,524
Fundraisers	$118,069
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$113,521
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$96,762
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Human Resources Managers	$95,702

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.