Overview

A degree in public diplomacy and global communications will help you take the next step in your career. Whether you want to be a campaign manager, global affairs strategist or a communications director, you will learn the necessary communications and public diplomacy skills to succeed.

As a public diplomacy and global communications graduate student, you will be dually enrolled in two prestigious schools that give you access to world-class expertise in public diplomacy studies: the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. This combines Maxwell’s top-ranked graduate program in public affairs with the experience of Newhouse, one of the nation’s premier communications schools.

Keys to Crafting Public Policy

This Public Diplomacy and Global Communications programme from Syracuse University involves strategic analysis, political thinking, practical skills and creative thought. It will motivate and prepare you for a career in the field of public diplomacy and communication. These skills will serve you well in the ever-changing international political climate of global communication for political, public, nonprofit and even private organizations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

International Actors and Issues

Economic Principles for International Affairs

Public Relations Writing

Public Relations Research

Graphic Design Fundamentals

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

135

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

43 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Syracuse, United States

Disciplines

Communication Studies Public Law Diplomacy View 31 other Masters in Diplomacy in United States

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

135

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed online application

$45 application fee

A résumé

A personal statement

Transcripts from any post-secondary institution in which you earned or will earn a degree.

The GRE is optional.

Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score for international applicants. If those tests are not available to you, we will also accept the Duolingo English Test.

Two letters of recommendation, preferably at least one from an academic reference.

Online video interview submitted via Kira Talent.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

36270 USD / year

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Out-of-State

36270 USD / year

≈ 36270 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

36270 USD / year

≈ 36270 USD / year

Living costs

Syracuse

United States

935 - 1370 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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Overview

Keys to Crafting Public Policy

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Syracuse

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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