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Public Relations & Advertising at Marist College

Public Relations & Advertising at Marist College

If you are interested in studying public relations & advertising, you may want to check out the program at Marist College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 6,600.

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.

Marist Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Marist Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at Marist

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

Marist Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

78% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Marist, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marist College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 46

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 Marist College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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