Public Relations at Syracuse University

If you plan to study public relations, 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 22,803 students attend the school each year. Of the 994 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in 2019, 114 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.

Syracuse Public Relations Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Syracuse compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at Syracuse 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	2
Best Public Relations Schools	5
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36

In 2019, 32 students received their master’s degree in PR from Syracuse. This makes it the #7 most popular school for PR master’s degree candidates in the country.

PR Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 114 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Syracuse in 2018-2019, 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 Syracuse since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	81
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Syracuse Public Relations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of PR master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in PR each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication
• Advertising

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 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.