Which New York public relations and advertising program has the lowest debt?

Fashion Institute of Technology reports the lowest median federal debt, $21,500, with first-year pay of $36,849.

How much do public relations and advertising graduates earn in New York?

The median across 12 New York public relations and advertising bachelor's programs is $38,828 in the first year after graduating and $66,212 five years after.

Public Relations and Advertising (Bachelor's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many public relations and advertising bachelor's programs are in New York?

12 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 12 of them also report federal debt.

12 programs report first-year pay
12 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York public relations and advertising bachelor's program pays its graduates $38,828 in their first year, $849 less than the national median. Syracuse University reports the highest first-year pay ($54,934), and Fashion Institute of Technology the lowest median debt ($21,500).

Median first-year pay$38,828National $39,677

Median pay after 5 years$66,212National $58,304

Median federal debt$25,000National $24,693

Debt-to-earnings61%National 62%

All 12 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Syracuse UniversitySyracuse · private nonprofit	$54,934	$83,644	$26,000	47%
2	Pace UniversityNew York · private nonprofit	$44,485	$68,352	$25,000	56%
3	Hofstra UniversityHempstead · private nonprofit	$42,030	$72,155	$24,000	57%
4	Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York · private nonprofit	$41,696	Not reported	$25,000	60%
5	SUNY PlattsburghPlattsburgh · public	$40,143	$57,301	$24,975	62%
6	Ithaca CollegeIthaca · private nonprofit	$39,446	$66,212	$23,250	59%
7	St. John's UniversityQueens · private nonprofit	$38,210	$65,272	$26,848	70%
8	SUNY OswegoOswego · public	$37,203	$58,896	$26,000	70%
9	Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York · public	$36,849	$66,374	$21,500	58%
10	RITRochester · private nonprofit	$36,664	$63,502	$27,000	74%
11	SUNY FredoniaFredonia · public	$33,126	$50,633	$23,450	71%
12	Manhattan UniversityRiverdale · private nonprofit	$26,502	Not reported	$25,832	97%

Debt and first-year pay at every New York public relations and advertising program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 12 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to public relations and advertising, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Training and Development Specialists

$76,080

Median pay in New York. 27,460 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 46,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $40,220Top 10%: $133,620

Public Relations Specialists

$81,250

Median pay in New York. 28,250 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 23,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $51,730Top 10%: $157,610

Human Resources Managers

$176,650

Median pay in New York. 17,920 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 16,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $105,380Top 10%: $321,880

Fundraisers

$80,540

Median pay in New York. 11,600 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $53,670Top 10%: $132,510

Common questions

Syracuse University in Syracuse reports the highest median first-year pay, $54,934. Its median federal debt is $26,000.

Public Relations and Advertising (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked179 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the public relations and advertising bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024