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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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. 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.

The Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 100 students majoring in public relations at USC, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the public relations majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

About 81% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 19% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#5

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Washington State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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

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#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public relations and advertising students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 143
Washington 7
Oregon 38

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 9 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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