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Public Relations at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Public Relations at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

UofSC Public Relations Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in PR

UofSC Public Relations Rankings

The pr major at UofSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. 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.

PR Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of pr bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pr 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 pr.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 83
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in pr 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
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 610 $87,780
Communications Professors 160 $65,620
Advertising and Promotions Managers 150 $109,980

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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