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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Colleges
$34,301 Avg Salary
$20,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising 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. 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 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for public relations and advertising students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Billings. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the city of Billings.

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#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Idaho State University is a great place for public relations and advertising students. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 32
Utah 7
Idaho 0
Montana 3

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 7 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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