Public Relations & Advertising at Florida Southern College

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at Florida Southern College stacks up to those at other schools.

Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and has a total student population of 3,413. In 2021, 37 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Florida Southern.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations & Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

Florida Southern Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Florida Southern Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Florida Southern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Florida Southern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	25
	42
	104
	120
	143
	171
	182
	201
	214
	261

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Florida Southern Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida Southern is $33,714. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Florida Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Florida Southern College.

Florida Southern Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Florida Southern, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Florida Southern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Southern College with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Florida Southern also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at Florida Southern College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Southern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	18
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	15
Sports Communication	3
Political Communication	1

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida Southern College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930
Technical Writers	2,740	$62,710
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,050	$109,570

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
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.