Public Relations at Winthrop University

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

Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and has a total student population of 5,576. In 2021, 20 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from Winthrop.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

Winthrop Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Winthrop Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Winthrop compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at Winthrop is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. 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
	28
	31
	57
	63
	74
	78
	78
	87
	92
	93

PR Student Demographics at Winthrop

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at Winthrop University.

Winthrop Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of PR bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Winthrop are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its PR bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Winthrop also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in PR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Winthrop University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Public Relations Specialists	2,070	$54,860
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	610	$87,780
Communications Professors	160	$65,620
Advertising and Promotions Managers	150	$109,980

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 Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.