Public Relations at York College of Pennsylvania

Every public relations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the PR program at York College of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,317 students attend the school each year. Of the 209 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from York College of Pennsylvania in 2019, 17 of them were public relations majors.

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.

YCP Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

YCP Public Relations Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at YCP 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
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	31
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Best Public Relations Schools	57
Most Popular Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	77

PR Student Demographics at YCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at York College of Pennsylvania.

YCP Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 17 PR majors earned their bachelor's degree from YCP. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at YCP since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at YCP are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 York College of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

YCP also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2019, 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 PA, the home state for York College of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,620	$123,600
Communications Professors	1,280	$76,720
Advertising and Promotions Managers	500	$143,620

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.