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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$36,703 Avg Salary
$24,522 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public relations and advertising was ranked #52 in the country. In fact 21,099 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Relations & Advertising

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public relations and advertising students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at CU - Boulder take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,053. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $619.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at BYU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $14,227.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at U of I take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,658. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $273.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations and advertising students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Public Relations majors at MSU Denver take out an average of $30,547 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Northwest Nazarene University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree public relations and advertising programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Colorado Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 447
Utah 221
Idaho 83
Montana 16
Wyoming 1

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 66,787
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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