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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Colorado

7 Colleges
$33,190 Avg Salary
$20,991 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising School for You

In 2020-2021, 447 degrees and certificates were awarded to public relations and advertising students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #38 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Colorado to see which 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 .

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

After completing their degree, public relations graduates from CU - Boulder carry an average student debt load of $19,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $619.

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The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in Colorado. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.

While working on their degree, public relations majors at MSU Denver accumulate an average of around $29,189 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Colorado list. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

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#5

Colorado Media School

Lakewood, CO

The excellent programs at Colorado Media School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in Colorado. Colorado Media School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at Colorado Media School take out is $14,283.

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#6

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public relations and advertising programs. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #7 on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 221
Idaho 83
Montana 16
Wyoming 1

Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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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