Public Relations & Advertising at The University of West Florida

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if The University of West Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 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.

UWF Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

UWF Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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Public Relations Student Demographics at UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in public relations from UWF in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from UWF, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930
Technical Writers	2,740	$62,710
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,050	$109,570

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.