Public Relations & Advertising at The University of Tampa

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

UT is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 9,605. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from UT.

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.

UT Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

UT Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how UT performed in these rankings.

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 UT 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
	63
	67
	81
	108

Earnings of UT Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT is $39,146. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at The University of Tampa.

UT Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The public relations program at UT awarded 85 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UT are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	51
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UT 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 The University of Tampa. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tampa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	85

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 The University of Tampa.

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 Andonic under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.