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2023 Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Schools in California

3 Colleges
$42,000 Avg Salary
$23,490 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 861 degrees and certificates were awarded to public relations and advertising students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #99 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Colleges.

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue an online degree in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at National University

The excellent online programs at California Baptist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in California. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

While working on their degree, public relations majors at Cal Baptist accumulate an average of around $26,125 in student debt.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at California Baptist University

The excellent online programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in California. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 365
Oregon 659

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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 3 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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