2000
Advertising & Public
Relations Education

Information extracted from the 2000 national directory,
Where shall I go to study advertising and public relations?
 

     The following facts and figures are a summation of the information generated from the 2000 Where Shall I Go to Study Advertising and Public Relations? (36th edition), published by AEP (Advertising Education Publications).  Each fall, AEP surveys all the known programs in the nation.  Information on the programs is requested at least three times in an effort to ensure valid and up-to-date information.
     The first year a program does not provide an update, the previous year's information is used.  The next year, the university name remains in the book; program information is deleted but still used in these computations.  The third year the program does not respond to the update mailings, both the listing and the information are deleted from the directory and data computations.  The program will continue to be invited to provide updated information each year.
     Only currently updated institutions are considered in naming largest or most rankings of institutions.

2000 Programs
     There were 201 colleges/universities reporting education in advertising and public relations; 110 advertising programs, 144 PR programs, and 44 combined AD/PR.  Advertising programs use the term major or sequence (32% each); PR programs use the term sequence (40%) or major (20%); AD/PR programs use the terms sequence (26.2%) or  emphasis (21.4%).
     For more information on the 2000 Where Shall I Go to Study Advertising and Public Relations? contact Advertising Education Publications.

2000 LARGEST SCHOOLS:

1998         AD (110)              Combined (44)          PR (144)
Graduates:   Program               AD/PR Program          Program

Bachelor     U. of Texas/Austin  Boston University     U. of Florida
Master       VA Commonwealth     Northwestern  (IL)    Boston Univ.
Doctorate    U. of Texas/Austin  Marquette (WI)        U. of Florida

1998
Enrollment:
Undergrad    Michigan State U.   Boston University     U. of Florida
Master       VA Commonwealth     Rowan College (NJ)    Sacred Heart (PR)
Doctorate    Michigan State      [NA]                  U. Southern Miss.

Most
Faculty:
Fulltime     U. of Texas/Austin  Boston University     Miami University
Parttime     Sacred Heart (PR)   Boston University     Columbia Chicago
 

                AD (110)     Combined (44)      PR (144)     Total
                Programs     AD/PR Programs     Programs     (298)

Degrees
Offered:
Bachelor        106               42            138          286
Master           37                7             40           84
Doctorate         9                1              6           16
Total           152               50            184          386

Accreditation:
ACEJMC           51               11             52          114
AACSB             6                1              1            8
ACBSP             0                1              0            1
None             53               40             91          184
Total           110               53            144          307

1998
Graduates:
Bachelor      4,933            1,816          4,654       11,403
Master          499              164            336          999
Doctorate        22                1             14           37
Total         5,454            1,981          5,004       12,439

1998
Enrollments:
Undergrad    16,622            5,959         15,827       38,408
Master        1,002              361            817        2,180
Doctorate        96                0             35          131
Total        17,720            6,320         16,679       40,719

Faculty:
Fulltime        398              156            375          929
Parttime        232              134            248          607
Total           630              290            616        1,536

                AD (110)     Combined (44)      PR (144)     Total
                Programs     AD/PR Programs     Programs     (298)
Financial Assistance
Available:
Scholarships
(total)         749              186            856        1,791
Assistantships   65               17             74          156
Loans            96               36            114          246
On-Campus
Employment      104               42            137          283
Off-Campus
Employment       96               37            117          250

Student
Organizations:
Clubs           18                14              8           40
AAF             83                18              2          103
BPAA             4                                             4
IABC                                              6            6
PRSSA            2                22            102          126
AWC              1                 1              7            9
Other            5                 2              6           13
Total          112                54            129          295

University Entrance Requirements:

Requires ACT:   56                19             70          145/Avg
Mean Score:     20.19             19.50          20.14        19.97
Mode Score:     20, 21            20.00          21.00        20.50
Score Range:    17-24             16-22          17-24        16-24

Requires SAT:   51                22             70          143/Avg
Mean Score:     972.42            917.14         971.58      953.29
Mode Score:     Multiple          1000.00        990         995
Score Range:    800-1200          640-1100       720-1200    640-1200

Requires
HS GPA:         32                8               43         83/Avg
Mean Score:     2.63              2.55            2.60       2.59
Mode Score:     3.00              2.00            3.00       2.67
Score Range:    2.00-3.70         2.00-3.00       2.00-3.70  2.00-3.70

Requires HS
Upper Percents: 20                10              18         48/Avg
Mean Score:     Top 44.78%        44.2%           43.73%     44.24%
Mode Score:     Top 50%           33, 40, 50%     50.00%     44.60%
Score Range:    Top 10-80%        20%-80%         10%-80%    10%-80%

AD/PR Unit Entrance Requirements:
Requires GPA    38                16              50         104/Avg
Mean:           2.44              2.51            2.46       2.47
Mode:           2.50              2.50            2.50       2.50
Range:          2.00-3.00         2.00-3.10       2.00-3.10  2.00-3.10

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