by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Georgia. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in public relations, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for public relations majors, UGA came in at #11. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for UGA.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UGA paid an average of $8,555 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $2,909 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,790 | $28,830 |
| Fees | $2,290 | $2,290 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,052 | $1,052 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,328 | $10,328 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,198 | $4,198 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UGA in Public Relations walked away with an average of $21,740 in student debt. That is 7% lower than the national average of $23,348.
public relations who receive their bachelor’s degree from UGA make an average of $42,917 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% higher than the national average of $34,735.
UGA does not offer an online option for its public relations bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UGA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.7% of the public relations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.3% of the public relations bachelor’s degrees at UGA in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 22 |
| Black or African American | 32 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 253 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations | 161 |
| Advertising | 187 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 135 |
| Journalism | 159 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 111 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
