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

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

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 Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region 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 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in the Plains States Region for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Women make up 77% of the public relations majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 60% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 6 students majoring in public relations at UMN Twin Cities, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the public relations majors at the school.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Kansas Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 356
Minnesota 128
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.

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 5 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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