Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at University of Central Oklahoma

If you are interested in studying public relations, advertising, and applied communication, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Oklahoma. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132. Of the 529 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Oklahoma in 2021, 55 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.

UCO Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCO

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UCO does offer online education options in public relations, advertising, and applied communication for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UCO Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs across the country. The following shows how UCO 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, advertising, and applied communication major at UCO 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
	11
	22
	33
	46

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from UCO in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at UCO 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 University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UCO 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

• General Organizational Communication

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Public Relations Specialists	1,880	$51,060
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	400	$94,870
Communications Professors	330	$50,700
Advertising and Promotions Managers	110	$89,600

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.