Public Relations & Advertising at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. Of the 7,272 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Columbia in 2021, 277 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

UofSC Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

UofSC Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at UofSC 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 Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools	23
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	88
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools	160

Earnings of UofSC Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofSC is $36,111. This is less than $36,826, which is the national average of all public relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 277 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations from UofSC. About 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	241
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Journalism
• 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Public Relations Specialists	2,070	$54,860
Editors	820	$46,630
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	610	$87,780
Technical Writers	540	$67,000
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$46,660

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 Idibri under License

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