Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Florida International University

Every public relations, advertising, and applied communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 57,942 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 59 public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors received their bachelor's degree from FIU.

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.

FIU Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

FIU 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

FIU Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at FIU 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 public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at FIU 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
Most Popular Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	28
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	88

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

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

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

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 59 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from FIU. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 60% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FIU also has a doctoral program available in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,050	$109,570
Communications Professors	1,320	$77,290
Advertising and Promotions Managers	1,040	$98,480

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.