Public Relations & Advertising at University of Central Florida

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if University of Central Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,755 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 110 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

UCF Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

UCF Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at UCF 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
	49
	66
	109
	133

Earnings of UCF Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $36,528. This is less than $36,826, which is the national average of all public relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 110 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from UCF in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	55
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCF 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

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	110

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 University of Central Florida.

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.