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Doctor's Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

Doctor’s Degrees in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

9 Yearly Graduations
67% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A doctor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication is offered at 2 colleges in the United States. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 22% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 11.1% 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, 9 people earned their doctor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. This earns it the #738 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.

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 Doctor’s Degrees

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 doctor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. About 66.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 3
Women 6
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The racial-ethnic distribution of public relations, advertising, and applied communication doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
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There are 2 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Learn more about the most popular 2 below:

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado
0 Yearly Graduations
80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Colorado State University - Fort Collins tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Roughly 32,400 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $10,299 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,159 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 0 people received their doctor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Colorado State. Around 20% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 80% were women.

#1

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida
0 Yearly Graduations
50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of Central Florida tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Each year, around 71,800 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $4,478 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $6,916 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 0 people received their doctor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from UCF. Around 25% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 50% were women.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to public relations, advertising, and applied communication that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising 10
Health Communication 10
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Organizational Communication 2
Scientific Communication 1

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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