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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Public Relations & Advertising is the #71 most popular major in the country with 2,828 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public relations majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania 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 #7 on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 366
Pennsylvania 108
Maryland 10
New Jersey 59
District of Columbia 266
Delaware 1

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public relations and advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public Relations

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 7 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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