by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Public Relations. 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 SUNY Plattsburgh. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in public relations, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Plattsburgh was ranked #144 on College Factual's Best Schools for public relations list. It is also ranked #15 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Plattsburgh.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SUNY Plattsburgh was $708 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,504 | $1,504 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,320 | $1,320 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,170 | $14,170 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,750 | $2,750 |
Learn more about SUNY Plattsburgh 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 bachelor’s degree at SUNY Plattsburgh took out an average of $24,556 in student loans. That is 5% 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 Plattsburgh is $37,748 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $34,735.
Online degrees for the SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.6% 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 Plattsburgh in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 17 |
| Journalism | 26 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 77 |
*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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