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

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

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the 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 analysis found Temple University to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. 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.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Temple University Report

#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Women make up 67% of the public relations majors at the school.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Villanova University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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

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#4

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of the Sciences Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#5

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Point Park University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in Pennsylvania. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Point Park University

#5

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chatham University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Chatham University Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,767
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.

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 7 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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