Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Buffalo State

If you are interested in studying public relations, advertising, and applied communication, you may want to check out the program at Buffalo State. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 9,118 students attend the school each year. Of the 399 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Buffalo State in 2019, 69 of them were public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors.

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.

Buffalo State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

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

Buffalo State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at Buffalo State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at Buffalo State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. 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
Most Popular Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	15
Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	18
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	57

In 2019, 6 students received their master’s degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Buffalo State. This makes it the #19 most popular school for public relations, advertising, and applied communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

Of the 69 public relations, advertising, and applied communication students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Buffalo State, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at Buffalo State since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Buffalo State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Buffalo State. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

In the public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Buffalo State also has a doctoral program available in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Buffalo State.

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 Fortunate4now under License

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