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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region

43 Colleges
$34,793 Avg Salary
$23,972 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public relations and advertising was ranked #71 in the country. In fact 2,828 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for public relations and advertising students. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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#2

Troy University

Troy, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region list. TROY is a large public school located in the town of Troy.

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#3

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region list. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for public relations and advertising students. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

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The excellent programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Southeast Region . A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public relations and advertising programs. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

With a ranking of #7, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.

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#9

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #9, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 34
Florida 152
Georgia 28
North Carolina 33
Tennessee 4
Kentucky 34
Louisiana 16
Alabama 87
South Carolina 10
Mississippi 30
Arkansas 34
West Virginia 93

Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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