Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication section at the bottom of this page.

Syracuse Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Online Classes Are Available at Syracuse

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Syracuse does offer online education options in public relations, advertising, and applied communication for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Syracuse Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Syracuse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Syracuse University.

Syracuse Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Advertising
• Public Relations

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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 Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Advertising and Promotions Managers	6,590	$174,870
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	6,190	$167,330
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.