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Basic Certificate in Public Relations & Advertising

Basic Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

840 Yearly Graduations
61% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 34% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.9% of public relations graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Public Relations Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 840 people earned their basic certificate in public relations. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in public relations at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 15,715
Master’s Degree 3,129
Basic Certificate 840
Associate Degree 469
Graduate Certificate 331
Undergraduate Certificate 146
Doctor’s Degree 36

Earnings of Public Relations Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for public relations majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in public relations. About 60.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 330
Women 510
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The racial-ethnic distribution of public relations basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 24
Black or African American 92
Hispanic or Latino 122
White 526
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 60
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to public relations that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 1,528
Radio, TV & Digital Communication 1,194
Journalism 97
Publishing 44
Other Communication & Journalism 13

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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