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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Massachusetts

6 Colleges
$44,185 Avg Salary
$26,344 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising 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 Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in Massachusetts for public relations and advertising students. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Emerson College

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Emerson College is a great place for public relations and advertising students. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Massachusetts list. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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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 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

Fitchburg State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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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