Public Relations & Advertising at Hofstra University

If you are interested in studying public relations & advertising, 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 10,444 students attend the school each year.

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.

Hofstra Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Hofstra Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Hofstra is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. 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.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hofstra Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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 public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at Hofstra University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hofstra University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	67

Related Majors

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

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 Hofstra University.

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.