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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States 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.

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the public relations majors at the school.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Of the 26 students majoring in public relations at Park University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 93% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#5

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 8 students majoring in public relations at Maryville U, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#8

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in public relations at UNI, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 63
Minnesota 52
Iowa 3
Kansas 14
Nebraska 63

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 12 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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