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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 187 students majoring in public relations at SNHU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 83% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Boston University Report

#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Of the 33 students majoring in public relations at Sacred Heart, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Quinnipiac University Report

#5

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in public relations at Emerson, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in public relations at Tufts, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Tufts University Report

#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 11 students majoring in public relations at Suffolk, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Central Connecticut State 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. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

About 40% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Central Connecticut State University Report

#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

With a ranking of #8, University of Bridgeport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

Women make up 60% of the public relations majors at the school.

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#10

Western New England University

Springfield, MA

Western New England 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 189
Connecticut 74
Rhode Island 0
New Hampshire 187

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 11 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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