Admissions

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University seeks curious, thoughtful and innovative professionals who believe the world can be changed for the better through the field of communications.We encourage you to apply if your academic and professional backgrounds have prepared you to meet the demands of a rigorous master’s degree program.

Review our application requirements.

Application Deadlines

Communications@Syracuse offers class start dates in January, April, July and October. Admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The current start dates are below.

Application Deadline
PROGRAM START DATE	EARLY PRIORITY DEADLINE	PRIORITY DEADLINE	FINAL DEADLINE
January 2020	September 20, 2019	October 11, 2019	November 8, 2019
April 2020	December 19, 2019	January 9, 2020	February 6, 2020
July 2020	March 19, 2020	April 9, 2020	May 7, 2020
October 2020	June 18, 2020	July 9, 2020	August 6, 2020

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Class Profile

In keeping with the high standards established by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Communications@Syracuse is composed of diverse, intelligent and ambitious students.

Who Are Our Students?

5.7 Average Years of Work Experience

40%Minority

81%Female

31Average Age

21-62Age Range

33States Represented

As of October 24, 2018


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