Public Relations & Advertising at University of Central Florida

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at University of Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from UCF.

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.

UCF Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

UCF Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how UCF 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 UCF 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
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from UCF Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $36,528. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	55
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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 FL, the home state for University of Central 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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.