Public Relations & Advertising at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 8,339. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Buffalo State.

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.

Buffalo State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

Buffalo State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Buffalo State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Buffalo State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools	14
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	85
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
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In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Buffalo State. This makes it the #80 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The public relations program at Buffalo State awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Buffalo State since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Buffalo State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Buffalo State Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 5 public relations students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Buffalo State, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*

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

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

Buffalo State also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

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 Buffalo State.

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 Fortunate4now under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.