Public Relations & Advertising at The City College of New York

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at The City College of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year.

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.

CCNY Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

CCNY Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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Public Relations Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 31 public relations students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CCNY, about 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in public relations each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at The City College of New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The City College of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	31

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 The City College of New York.

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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.