Public Relations & Advertising at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from UCA.

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.

UCA Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

UCA Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how UCA performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at UCA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
	202
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	217

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from UCA Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCA is $31,149. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at University of Central Arkansas.

UCA Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from UCA in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UCA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCA also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Journalism

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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Public Relations Specialists	1,110	$60,470
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	340	$114,450
Radio and Television Announcers	330	$33,140
Editors	330	$47,480
Community Health Workers	310	$40,220

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.