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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 34 degrees and certificates were awarded to public relations and advertising students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky.

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our analysis found Western Kentucky University to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

About 71% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Western Kentucky University Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 34
Florida 152
Georgia 28
North Carolina 33
Tennessee 4
Louisiana 16
Alabama 87
South Carolina 10
Mississippi 30
Arkansas 34
West Virginia 93

Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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