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Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best school in the Far Western US Region for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Washington State University Report

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Oregon State University Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 861
Washington 365
Oregon 659

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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