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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree School for You

Public Relations & Advertising is the #70 most popular major in Massachusetts with 189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts 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.

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 83% of the public relations majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Boston University

#2

Emerson College

Boston, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Emerson College Report

#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Tufts University

#4

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 91% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Suffolk University Report

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New England University landed the # 5 spot 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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#6

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

With a ranking of #6, Fitchburg State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Fitchburg State University Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 6 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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