The career guide for becoming a public relations specialist. What the role does, what employers actually want, compensation ranges across career tiers, education and credential paths, and how to build a career across agency, in-house, and boutique contexts.
Hofstra's Lawrence Herbert School of Communication trains students 25 miles from New York City. Chapman's Dodge College sits 40 miles from Los Angeles. Two programs, two markets, one shared focus on placing graduates inside the communications industry.
Six non-PR majors that route into PR careers — communications, journalism, marketing, English, political science, data analytics/psychology. What each foundation produces, when a non-PR degree is structurally better than a PR degree, and what to add on top.