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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region

12 Colleges
$39,919 Avg Salary
$23,110 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Relations & Advertising program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Baptist University is a great place for public relations and advertising students. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great place for public relations and advertising students. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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#6

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

With a ranking of #7, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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#8

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public relations and advertising programs. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #9 on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 143
Washington 7
Oregon 38

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 12 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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