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2023 Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Public Relations & Advertising is the #71 most popular major in the country with 2,828 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public relations majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in public relations at UNL, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their online graduate certificate. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Of the 5 students majoring in public relations at Metro State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Explore the most popular online public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 63
Minnesota 52
Iowa 3
Kansas 14
Nebraska 63

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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 3 schools only.

  • 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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