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Basic Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

474 Yearly Graduations
61% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 30% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.9% of public relations graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Public Relations Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 474 students 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 17,097
Master’s Degree 2,542
Basic Certificate 474
Associate Degree 448
Graduate Certificate 267
Undergraduate Certificate 252
Doctor’s Degree 19

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 61.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 183
Women 291
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The racial-ethnic distribution of public relations basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 14
Black or African American 51
Hispanic or Latino 57
White 316
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 27
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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 1,449
Radio, TV & Digital Communication 1,135
Journalism 111
Publishing 35
Other Communication & Journalism 4

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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