Public Relations & Advertising at The City College of New York

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if The City College of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227.

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

CCNY Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

CCNY Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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Public Relations Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in public relations each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Communication & Media Studies

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations 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 The City College of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Advertising and Promotions Managers	6,590	$174,870
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	6,190	$167,330

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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.