Public Relations at SUNY Oswego

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

SUNY Oswego is located in Oswego, New York and has a total student population of 7,986. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from SUNY Oswego.

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.

SUNY Oswego Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Oswego

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SUNY Oswego does offer online courses in PR for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SUNY Oswego Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at SUNY Oswego 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 PR major at SUNY Oswego 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
Most Popular Online Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Online Public Relations Schools	2
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	20
Most Popular Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	37
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Public Relations Schools	49

PR Student Demographics at SUNY Oswego

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

SUNY Oswego Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in PR from SUNY Oswego in 2019, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Oswego since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at SUNY Oswego are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Oswego 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 SUNY Oswego.

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 Lordvaluemart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.