Public Relations & Advertising at Hofstra University

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what Hofstra University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received their master's degree in public relations.

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.

Hofstra Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Hofstra Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a master's degree in public relations from Hofstra. About 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Journalism

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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Advertising and Promotions Managers	6,590	$174,870
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	6,190	$167,330

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.