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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,767 degrees and certificates were awarded to public relations and advertising students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #49 most popular major in the state.

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 Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Women make up 83% of the public relations majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Stony Brook University

#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Fordham University Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,101
Maryland 42
New Jersey 315
District of Columbia 521
Delaware 1

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 3 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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