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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. 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.

The Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 3 spot on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

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

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#6

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

School of Visual Arts landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. Located in the large city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

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#8

American University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #8, American University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#9

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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#10

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations and advertising students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

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 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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