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Public Relations & Advertising at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Public Relations & Advertising at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

If you plan to study public relations & advertising, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Wilmington has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 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.

UNCW Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Relations

UNCW Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at UNCW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

75% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from UNCW, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 15

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists 4,750 $64,450
Editors 2,090 $67,450
Technical Writers 1,390 $76,070
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 1,260 $125,500
Communications Professors 1,000 $65,770

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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