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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

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

#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 master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 85% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in the Great Lakes Region . DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 86% of the public relations majors at the school.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

About 75% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 88% of the public relations majors at the school.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 13 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 small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in public relations at Michigan State, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Of the 18 students majoring in public relations at Ball State, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Ball State University Report

#7

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.

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

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Ashland University Report

With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 5 students majoring in public relations at IUPUI, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#9

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 13 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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