Public Relations & Advertising at South Plains College

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what South Plains College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and has a total student population of 8,880.

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.

South Plains College Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Public Relations

South Plains College Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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Public Relations Student Demographics at South Plains College

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

South Plains College Public Relations & Advertising Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of public relations associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in public relations only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at South Plains College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 39% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in public relations at South Plains College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. South Plains College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public relations graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Plains College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	2
General Organizational 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 TX, the home state for South Plains College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.