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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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$36,703 Avg Salary
$24,522 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 114 degrees and certificates were awarded to public relations and advertising students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Relations & Advertising program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found West Virginia Wesleyan College to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in West Virginia. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

Of the 6 students majoring in public relations at West Virginia Wesleyan, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#2

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Charleston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#3

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheeling University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Alderson Broaddus University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Alderson Broaddus University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Philippi.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Alderson Broaddus University Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 639
Virginia 84
North Carolina 422
Florida 1,747
Tennessee 281
Kentucky 453
South Carolina 347
Louisiana 133
Arkansas 134
Alabama 477
Mississippi 64

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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