2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 2,828 people earned a degree or certificate in public relations and advertising, making the major the #71 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 74 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the public relations graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
About 61% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 39% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
About 77% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 23% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
About 71% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 29% are male.
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Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in public relations at Missouri State, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 86% of the public relations majors at the school.
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University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
About 45% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 55% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Temple University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
About 90% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 10% are male.
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North Carolina State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in public relations at NC State, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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University of Dayton ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the public relations majors at the school.
University of North Texas landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public relations and advertising programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
About 88% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 13% are male.
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With a ranking of #11, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Of the 8 students majoring in public relations at Tufts, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 13 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 13 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
Public Relations & Advertising by Region
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Majors Related to Public Relations
Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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.
- 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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