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

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 41,005 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,728 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 2019, 106 of them were public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors.

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.

Florida State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

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

Florida State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at Florida State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at Florida State 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	7
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools	11
Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	47

In 2019, 51 students received their master’s degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Florida State. This makes it the #4 most popular school for public relations, advertising, and applied communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at Florida State awarded 106 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at Florida State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	75
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Florida State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at Florida State awarded 51 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degree from Florida State, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Florida State 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 State 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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.