Public Relations & Advertising at College of Charleston

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

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in public relations.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations & Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

C of C Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Online Classes Are Available at C of C

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, C of C does offer online courses in public relations for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

C of C Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at C of C

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at College of Charleston.

C of C Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations each year. C of C does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Charleston with a master's in public relations.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Public Relations Specialists	2,070	$54,860
Editors	820	$46,630
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	610	$87,780
Technical Writers	540	$67,000
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$46,660

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.