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2023 Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools

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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 Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular online school in the United States for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in public relations at UNL, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in public relations at WKU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in public relations at Temple, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the United States. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 33% of the public relations majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate public relations and advertising programs. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Of the 5 students majoring in public relations at Colorado State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Metropolitan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Of the 5 students majoring in public relations at Metro State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Washington State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Of the 5 students majoring in public relations at Wazzu, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public relations and advertising students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in public relations at Liberty University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#10

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #10, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their online graduate certificate. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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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 24 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.

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