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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public relations majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Syracuse University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

Of the 165 students majoring in public relations at Syracuse, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Syracuse University Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the public relations majors at the school.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Georgetown University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at George Washington University

#4

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marist College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

About 80% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Marist College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The City College of New York is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the public relations majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at The City College of New York

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Temple University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Temple University

#7

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

School of Visual Arts came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at School of Visual Arts Report

#8

American University

Washington, DC

American University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 68% of the public relations majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at American University

St John’s University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public relations and advertising students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the public relations majors at the school.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at St John’s University - New York Report

#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Hofstra University Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,101
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 25 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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