by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Communication Management and Strategic Communications. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Fashion Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in public relations, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at FIT SUNY paid an average of $904 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $299 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,170 | $21,692 |
| Fees | $623 | $623 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,850 | $1,850 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,200 | $15,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,150 | $2,150 |
Learn more about FIT SUNY tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Public Relations students who received their associate degree at FIT SUNY took out an average of $12,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $12,000.
The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their associate degree from FIT SUNY is $25,194 per year. That is 17% lower than the national average of $30,500.
Online degrees for the FIT SUNY public relations associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FIT SUNY Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in public relations in 2019-2020, 85.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.2%.
Around 43.6% of public relations associate degree recipients at FIT SUNY in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 28 |
| Black or African American | 24 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 173 |
| International Students | 18 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Management and Strategic Communications | 342 |
*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.
