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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

9 Colleges
$50,942 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public relations and advertising was ranked #52 in the country. In fact 21,099 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in public relations at UO, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Baptist University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 81% of the public relations majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in public relations at UC Santa Cruz, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Chapman University

Orange, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the public relations majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

About 50% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Washington State University Report

#6

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Biola University Report

#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Portland Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 861
Washington 365
Oregon 659

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 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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