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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Relations & Advertising is the #52 most popular major in the country with 21,099 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the public relations graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the best school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the United States. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 5 spot on the list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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George Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate public relations and advertising programs. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Metropolitan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Washington State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations and advertising students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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Public Relations & Advertising by Region

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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 25 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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