Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Florida State University

Every public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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, advertising, and applied communication program at Florida State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 43,569. Of the 2,607 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 2021, 88 of them were public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors.

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

Florida State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Florida State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at Florida State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at Florida State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. 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
	13
	16
	16
	21
	22
	30
	61

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Florida State. This makes it the #5 most popular school for public relations, advertising, and applied communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Florida State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Florida State University.

Florida State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Florida State. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at Florida State 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 State University with a bachelor's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	65
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Florida State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors earned their master's degree from Florida State. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degree from Florida State, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida State University with a master's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	29
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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 State University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,050	$109,570
Communications Professors	1,320	$77,290
Advertising and Promotions Managers	1,040	$98,480

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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.