by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at SUNY Fredonia. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in public relations, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SUNY Fredonia was ranked #140 on College Factual's Best Schools for public relations list. It is also ranked #14 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Fredonia.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SUNY Fredonia paid an average of $708 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $295 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,422 | $1,422 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,180 | $13,180 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Learn more about SUNY Fredonia tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Public Relations students who received their bachelor’s degree at SUNY Fredonia took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,348.
The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY Fredonia is $33,500 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $34,735.
SUNY Fredonia does not offer an online option for its public relations bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Fredonia Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.8% of the public relations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public relations at SUNY Fredonia in 2019-2020, 15.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations | 29 |
| Communication Management and Strategic Communications | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 14 |
| Journalism | 13 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 36 |
*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.
