Other PR & Applied Communication

Types of Degrees Other PR & Applied Communication Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	1,374
Master’s Degree	168
Graduate Certificate	9
Basic Certificate	2

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Other PR & Applied Communication?

The major attracts more women than men. About 77% of the recent graduates in this field are 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	49
Black or African American	81
Hispanic or Latino	161
White	918
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	88

Geographic Diversity

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication appeals to people across the globe. About 5.6% of those with this major are international students.

Online Other PR & Applied Communication Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 schools offered some type of other public relations, advertising, and applied communication program. 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)	1	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	1	0
Bachelor’s Degree	5	2
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	11	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 Other PR & Applied Communication

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	5,216
Advertising	4,918
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	4,203
General Organizational Communication	2,013
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	1,397
Sports Communication	729
Health Communication	410
International & Intercultural Communication	256
Technical & Scientific Communication	217
Political Communication	187

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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