by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Southern Adventist University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in public relations, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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BA in Communication - Public Relations
Prepare to develop your skills in building mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their public audiences.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Southern Adventist was ranked #281 on College Factual's Best Schools for public relations list. It is also ranked #8 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for Southern Adventist.
Part-time undergraduates at Southern Adventist paid an average of $930 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $22,060 | $22,060 |
| Fees | $870 | $870 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,170 | $8,170 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,250 | $4,250 |
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public relations who receive their bachelor’s degree from Southern Adventist make an average of $30,119 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $34,735.
Online degrees for the Southern Adventist public relations bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southern Adventist Online Learning page.
About 88.9% of the students who received their BA in public relations in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.4% of the public relations bachelor’s degrees at Southern Adventist in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations | 6 |
| Advertising | 1 |
| Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 2 |
*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.
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