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Public Relations & Advertising at Wingate University

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Public Relations & Advertising at Wingate University

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

Wingate is located in Wingate, North Carolina and has a total student population of 3,653. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Wingate.

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.

Wingate Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Online Classes Are Available at Wingate

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Wingate does offer online education options in public relations for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Wingate Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Wingate compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Wingate 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
Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools 54
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools 77
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Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools 146
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools 183

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Wingate Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wingate is $37,596. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

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Public Relations Student Demographics at Wingate

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

Wingate Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public relations program at Wingate awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Wingate since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Wingate University with a bachelor's in public relations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 Wingate University.

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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