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

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

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

With 128 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public relations and advertising is the #104 most popular major in Minnesota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public relations majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 42 students majoring in public relations at UMN Twin Cities, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in Minnesota. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 91% of the public relations majors at the school.

On average, public relations graduates from MSU Moorhead take out $22,427 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

About 43% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in public relations at Northwestern, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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

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Bethany Lutheran College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. BLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Mankato.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Metropolitan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 9 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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