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

31 Colleges
$42,450 Avg Salary
$25,158 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising 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 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 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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

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

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising 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. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for public relations and advertising students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 4 spot on the list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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#8

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

School of Visual Arts came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public relations and advertising programs. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #10, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public relations and advertising students. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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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 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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