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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in New York

11 Colleges
$42,391 Avg Salary
$23,731 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising School for You

In 2020-2021, 366 degrees and certificates were awarded to public relations and advertising students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #64 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in New York

Check out the public relations programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the best school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend School of Visual Arts. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in New York list. SVA is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Out of the 11 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Marist College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

SUNY Oswego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #6 on the list. SUNY Oswego is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Oswego.

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The City College of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in New York ranking. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.

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#8

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #8 on the list. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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#9

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Iona College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public relations and advertising programs. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Rochelle.

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St John’s University - New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public relations and advertising programs. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 11 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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