Public Relations & Advertising at University of Southern California

Every public relations & advertising 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 program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

USC Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at University of Southern California.

USC Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	35
International Students	93
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at University of Southern California. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	66
International & Intercultural Communication	19
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	15

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Communication & Media Studies

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	8,330	$141,990
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.