Public Relations & Advertising at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626.

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.

USF Tampa Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

USF Tampa Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at USF Tampa 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.

Public Relations Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	86
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

USF Tampa Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in public relations.

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

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Florida - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	183
Advertising	5

Related Majors

• 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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.