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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,828 people earned a degree or certificate in public relations and advertising, making the major the #71 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best school in the United States for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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George Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Metropolitan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public relations and advertising programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations and advertising students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public relations and advertising programs. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best schools for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Public Relations & Advertising by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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