Public Relations at Hofstra University

Every public relations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the PR program at Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. In 2021, 46 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from Hofstra.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

Hofstra Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR
• Master’s Degree in PR

Hofstra Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Hofstra compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at Hofstra is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	15
	17
	19
	31
	49

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in PR from Hofstra. This makes it the #7 most popular school for PR master’s degree candidates in the country.

PR Student Demographics at Hofstra

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at Hofstra University.

Hofstra Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Hofstra in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Hofstra are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its PR bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hofstra University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hofstra Public Relations Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations from Hofstra in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in PR each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the PR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hofstra University with a master's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hofstra also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in PR 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 Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Advertising and Promotions Managers	6,590	$174,870
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	6,190	$167,330
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.