Public Relations & Advertising at St John’s University - New York

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if St John's University - New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

STJ is located in Queens, New York and approximately 20,143 students attend the school each year. Of the 699 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St John's University - New York in 2021, 66 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

STJ Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

STJ Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at STJ 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 public relations major at STJ is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. 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
	35
	91
	121
	140
	234
	252

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in public relations from STJ. This makes it the #31 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of STJ Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at STJ is $37,251. This is 1% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at STJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at St John’s University - New York.

STJ Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from STJ. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St John's University - New York with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

STJ Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in public relations each year. STJ does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St John's University - New York with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St John's University - New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	36
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	36
International & Intercultural Communication	17

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 St John's University - 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 Zeuscgp under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.