Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Basic Certificate in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

Basic Certificates in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

76 Yearly Graduations
72% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 34% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.3% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 76 people earned their basic certificate in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 3,154
Master’s Degree 896
Basic Certificate 76
Graduate Certificate 75
Associate Degree 24
Doctor’s Degree 9
Undergraduate Certificate 5

Earnings of Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 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

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for public relations, advertising, and applied communication students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. About 72.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 21
Women 55
undefined

The racial-ethnic distribution of public relations, advertising, and applied communication basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 49
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2
undefined

Below are some popular majors that are similar to public relations, advertising, and applied communication that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Communication 283
Organizational Communication 171
Health Communication 79
Public Relations 63
Advertising 57

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.

Explore Schools

Course Advisor provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. The displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.

© Course Advisor – All Rights Reserved.