by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Ithaca College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in public relations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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BA in Communication - Public Relations
Prepare to develop your skills in building mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their public audiences.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Ithaca was ranked #32 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for public relations majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #5 in New York.
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Part-time undergraduates at Ithaca paid an average of $1,554 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,610 | $46,610 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,844 | $15,844 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,073 | $2,073 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ithaca in Public Relations walked away with an average of $22,250 in student debt. That is 5% lower than the national average of $23,348.
The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ithaca is $41,406 per year. That is 19% higher than the national average of $34,735.
Online degrees for the Ithaca public relations bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ithaca Online Learning page.
About 65.0% of the students who received their BA in public relations in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Around 17.2% of public relations bachelor’s degree recipients at Ithaca in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 120 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 84 |
| General Organizational Communication | 44 |
| Sports Communication | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 11 |
| Journalism | 28 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 147 |
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*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.
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