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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Great Lakes Region

20 Colleges
$37,239 Avg Salary
$24,698 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 4 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #6 on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#10

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public relations and advertising programs. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 23
Illinois 118
Ohio 48
Indiana 28
Wisconsin 0

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public relations and advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 20 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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