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2023 Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$36,683 Avg Salary
$24,198 Avg Student Debt

Public Relations & Advertising is the #52 most popular major in the country with 21,099 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Check out the online public relations programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for public relations and advertising students. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for public relations and advertising students pursuing an online degree. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

While working on their degree, public relations majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $21,750 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $355.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for public relations and advertising students pursuing an online degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

The excellent online programs at Upper Iowa University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Plains States Region . UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

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#5

Park University

Parkville, MO

The excellent online programs at Park University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Black Hills State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

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#9

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Southwestern College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winfield.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 356
Minnesota 128
Kansas 107
Iowa 289
Nebraska 347
North Dakota 30
South Dakota 27

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Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 12 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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