Public Relations & Advertising at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from USC.

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.

USC Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

USC Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

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 USC 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
	5
	10
	26

In 2021, 100 students received their master’s degree in public relations from USC. This makes it the #5 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USC Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $46,759. This is 27% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	35
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USC Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 students graduated with a master's degree in public relations from USC. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	25
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

USC 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

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	144
International & Intercultural Communication	19
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	15

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	8,330	$141,990
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.