This post lists university programs that train for careers in Public Relations Specialists in the New York City metropolitan area. It is part of a larger series exploring content creation-related university programs in metropolitan New York City. Methodological details are here.
The table below lists metro NYC program topics that are linked to Public Relations Specialists by researchers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics.
| Institution | Program | Level | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | Business Communications | Bachelors | 325 |
| Marist College | Communication | Bachelors | 163 |
| Fordham University | Communication | Bachelors | 109 |
| St. John’s University | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Bachelors | 102 |
| College of Staten Island CUNY | Communication | Bachelors | 91 |
| CUNY City College | Communication | Bachelors | 81 |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Bachelors | 73 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | Communication | Bachelors | 64 |
| CUNY Graduate School | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Bachelors | 52 |
| Hofstra University | Public Relations/Image Management | Bachelors | 44 |
| Manhattanville College | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Bachelors | 28 |
| Mercy College | Communication | Bachelors | 26 |
| Fordham University | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Bachelors | 16 |
| Touro College | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Bachelors | 15 |
| Fordham University | Communication | Bachelors | 10 |
| Marist College | Communication | Bachelors | 7 |
| Nyack College | Communication | Bachelors | 7 |
| Mount Saint Mary College | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelors | 7 |
| Mercy College | Public Relations/Image Management | Bachelors | 7 |
| Hofstra University | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Bachelors | 6 |
| Columbia University | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Masters | 84 |
| Marist College | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Masters | 46 |
| CUNY City College | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Masters | 31 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | Business Communications | Masters | 25 |
| Hofstra University | Public Relations/Image Management | Masters | 21 |
| St. John’s University | International and Intercultural Communication | Masters | 17 |
| Pratt Institute | Communication | Masters | 15 |
| Columbia University | Health Communication | Post-Master’s Certificate | 14 |
