Types of Degrees Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other public relations, advertising, & applied communication graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	1,147
Master’s Degree	244
Basic Certificate	9
Graduate Certificate	9

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in ?

This major is dominated by women with about 79% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	45
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	112
White	807
International Students	66
Other Races/Ethnicities	67

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. About 5.8% of those with this major are international students.

Online Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	2	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	1	0
Bachelor’s Degree	6	2
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	12	6
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Major	Number of Grads
Public Relations	5,039
Advertising	4,655
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	4,517
General Organizational Communication	1,905
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	1,802
Sports Communication	943
Health Communication	424
Technical & Scientific Communication	203
Political Communication	195
International & Intercultural Communication	183

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Bill Koplitz under License

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