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

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

Public Relations & Advertising is the #108 most popular major in Virginia with 34 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate 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.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 2 students majoring in public relations at Liberty University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Liberty University

#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regent University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Regent University Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at George Mason University

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 152
Georgia 28
North Carolina 33
Tennessee 4
Kentucky 34
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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