by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Wingate University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in public relations, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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.
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 Wingate was ranked #161 on College Factual's Best Schools for public relations list. It is also ranked #5 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wingate.
Part-time undergraduates at Wingate paid an average of $1,290 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $38,796 | $38,796 |
| Fees | $100 | $100 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,910 | $9,910 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,800 | $2,800 |
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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 Wingate in Public Relations walked away with an average of $22,770 in student debt. That is 2% lower than the national average of $23,348.
public relations who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wingate make an average of $37,748 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $34,735.
Wingate 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 Wingate Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in public relations in 2019-2020, 74.2% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 72.2%.
Around 32.3% of public relations bachelor’s degree recipients at Wingate in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 7 |
| General Organizational Communication | 18 |
| Sports Communication | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 6 |
*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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