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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the New England Region

8 Colleges
$41,178 Avg Salary
$25,703 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the best school in the New England Region for public relations and advertising students. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#2

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

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

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#3

Emerson College

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Emerson College is a great place for public relations and advertising students. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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#5

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Suffolk University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the New England Region . Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Central Connecticut State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public relations and advertising programs. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

With a ranking of #8, University of Bridgeport did quite well on this year’s best schools for public relations and advertising students. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 189
Connecticut 74
Rhode Island 0
New Hampshire 187

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

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 8 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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