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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Check out the public relations graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in public relations at Columbia, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 90% of the public relations majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Women make up 67% of the public relations majors at the school.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

About 83% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Women make up 75% of the public relations majors at the school.

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#7

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

University of the Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #9, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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#9

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 366
Pennsylvania 108
Maryland 10
New Jersey 59
District of Columbia 266
Delaware 1

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 14 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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