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2023 Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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With 1,101 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public relations and advertising is the #43 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public relations graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 90% of the public relations majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

Women make up 75% of the public relations majors at the school.

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#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,767
Maryland 42
New Jersey 315
District of Columbia 521
Delaware 1

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One of 5 majors within the area of study, public relations and advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public Relations

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 4 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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