S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Syracuse University

Ten Professional Master's Degrees Are Offered by Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University is widely regarded as one of the top communications schools in the country. The prestigious Newhouse name opens doors for students while they study at the school and throughout their careers after they graduate.

The school offers ten professional master's degrees spanning all areas of the communications industry: Advertising; Arts Journalism; Broadcast and Digital Journalism; Magazine, Newspaper, and Online Journalism; New Media Management; Photography; Public Relations; Television, Radio and Film; Documentary Film and History; and Public Diplomacy. The Documentary Film and History and Public Diplomacy programs are joint programs with Syracuse's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, also a prestigious and highly-regarded school.

In general, the Newhouse School of Public Communications' master's programs can be completed in 12-14 months. The school also offers an academic master's program in Media Studies, a doctoral program in Mass Communications and a distance-learning executive education master's program in Communications Management.

Faculty Members Come from the Profession, Bringing First-Hand Knowledge and a Passion for Teaching

The Newhouse School of Public Communications' faculty members come primarily from the profession. They bring with them first-hand industry knowledge and a passion for teaching. The result is a high-quality classroom experience for students. Syracuse University is known for its small class sizes, which allow students to work with and interact directly with the faculty, whose comprehensive expertise spans everything from cultural journalism to new media to sports broadcasting and beyond. In many cases, Syracuse University faculty members continue to serve as mentors to students even after they graduate and go into the field.

Newhouse School is housed in a three-building facility, one of the world's most complete centers for the study of mass communications. An all-digital environment, it provides students with all the tools needed to master the skills of their chosen profession-even as that profession continues to change at a rapid pace. The school commits more than $300,000 a year to equipment and facility upgrades.

Specialized Facilities and Equipment as well as Numerous Prestigious Guest Speakers Provide an Edge

Among the specialized facilities and tools students have access to are a collaborative media room, where students from all disciplines come together to create multimedia products; an advertising and public relations lab that simulates a professional agency setting; photography labs and equipment; video and audio editing booths and equipment; studios for music recording and sound production; television studios with a master control room and a broadcast news set; graphics labs; and extensive computer labs.

Located in Syracuse, New York, at the center of New York State, the Newhouse School of Public Communications is within easy driving distance of New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. The school regularly hosts industry leaders (many of whom are alumni), who come to speak with students or lead classes. Recent campus visitors include sportscaster Bob Costas '74; founder of FlipMe.com Rachel DeAlto; former Saatchi & Saatchi worldwide creative director Bob Isherwood; The Nation magazine editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel; NPR talk show host Michel Martin; actor/writer/producer/director Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs; ESPN sportscaster Mike Tirico `88; The New Yorker writer and Toner Prize winner Jane Mayer; organizational narrative expert Thaler Pekar `85; and Modern Family writer and co-producer Danny Zuker `86.

The Newhouse Career Development Center and 20,000 Alumni Help Graduates Succeed

Syracuse University and the Newhouse School of Public Communications also serve as a hub for employers and job recruiters. The Newhouse Career Development Center (CDC) hosts an annual career event, when some 50-60 national communications companies send representatives to campus to interview and recruit students for jobs and internships. The CDC assists students in developing job and internship search skills through seminars and workshops, and distributes job and internship leads.

One of the Syracuse University and the Newhouse School of Public Communications' most valuable assets is its alumni, who are over 20,000 strong. Fiercely loyal to their alma mater, they hold positions of leadership in all areas of the communications industry. Many of them are part of the Newhouse Network (http://newhouse.syr.edu/network), the most powerful and successful group of communications professionals in the world. Members of this online community make themselves available to students and other alumni for career advice and networking.

• Department of Public Relations
• Program in Advertising
• Program in Arts Journalism
• Program in Broadcast and Digital Journalism
• Program in Communications Management
• Program in Documentary Film and History
• Program in Magazine, Newspaper and Online Journalism
• Program in Mass Communications
• Program in Media Studies
• Program in New Media
• Program in New Media Management
• Program in Photography
• Program in Public Diplomacy
• Program in Public Relations
• Program in Television, Radio, and Film

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Juris Doctor/Master of Science (JD/MS)
  Master of Science/Master of Arts (MS/MA)
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  Master of Science (MS)
  Juris Doctor/Master of Arts (JD/MA)
  Master of Arts (MA)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 211
• Doctoral Degrees 6
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? No
• Evening/weekend programs available? No
• Distance learning programs available? Yes
• Terminal master's degree available? No

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Required for some
• Doctoral Degrees Required and qualifying exams
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *Not Reported
• Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year feesNot Reported
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
• Application deadlines for financial awardsFebruary 1
• Types of financial support availableScholarship and/or loans, instructional associate positions with partial tuition reimbursements

• Gender
• Total Graduate Students355
• Female Percentage66%
• Male Percentage34%
• Participation
• Total Graduate Students355
• Part-time Percentage23%
• Full-time Percentage77%
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic / Latino8%
• Black / African American17%
• White / Caucasian65%
• American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
• Asian5%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
• Two or more races1%
• Unknown4%

• Faculty Breakout
• Total Faculty110
• Full-time Percentage62%
• Part-time Percentage38%
• Female Percentage40%
• Male Percentage60%

• Existing Research
• Focus of faculty researchMedia convergence, political reporting, interactive multimedia, popular television, advertising effectiveness
• Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported