Public Relations at Hofstra University

If you are interested in studying public relations, you may want to check out the program at Hofstra University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,871 students attend the school each year. Of the 492 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2019, 65 of them were public relations majors.

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

Hofstra Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR
• Master’s Degree in PR

Hofstra Public Relations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks PR programs across the country. The following shows how Hofstra performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at Hofstra is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	15
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	18
Most Popular Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36

In 2019, 20 students received their master’s degree in PR from Hofstra. This makes it the #8 most popular school for PR master’s degree candidates in the country.

PR Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of PR bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Hofstra are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hofstra Public Relations Master’s Program

The PR program at Hofstra awarded 20 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in PR each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a PR master's degree from Hofstra, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the PR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hofstra also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in PR 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
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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.