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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$50,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public relations majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Public Relations & Advertising

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in the Far Western US Region for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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California Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 143
Washington 7
Oregon 38

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 6 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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