Public Relations at Hofstra University

If you are interested in studying public relations, 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 section at the bottom of this page.

Hofstra Public Relations Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Public Relations Rankings

The pr major at Hofstra 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.

PR Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

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

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pr 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 pr.

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 Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of pr master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in pr each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the pr master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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 pr.

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

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 Hofstra 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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.