Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Types of Degrees Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other public relations, advertising, & applied communication graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	1,215
Master’s Degree	230
Basic Certificate	14
Graduate Certificate	10
Undergraduate Certificate	1

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication?

The major attracts more women than men. About 77% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	45
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	141
White	834
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	75

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. About 4.5% of those with this major are international students.

Online Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	3	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	1	0
Bachelor’s Degree	5	2
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	9	5
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Major	Number of Grads
Public Relations	4,566
Advertising	4,315
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	4,239
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	2,031
General Organizational Communication	1,835
Sports Communication	1,161
Health Communication	416
International & Intercultural Communication	245
Political Communication	221
Technical & Scientific Communication	167

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Bill Koplitz under License

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