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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Louisiana

9 Colleges
$34,738 Avg Salary
$29,937 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising School for You

With 133 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public relations and advertising is the #62 most popular major in Louisiana.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Louisiana 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Louisiana at Lafayette to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

Public Relations majors at UL Lafayette take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University New Orleans is a great place for public relations and advertising students. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

While working on their degree, public relations majors at Loyola New Orleans accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Louisiana list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Public Relations majors at Tulane take out an average of $36,812 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Louisiana list. Southeastern is a large public school located in the city of Hammond.

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#6

Louisiana College

Pineville, LA

Louisiana College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public relations and advertising programs. Louisiana College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Pineville.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public relations and advertising programs. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

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#7

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Louisiana ranking. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

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With a ranking of #7, Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. Located in the large city of New Orleans, XULA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 639
Virginia 84
North Carolina 422
Florida 1,747
Tennessee 281
Kentucky 453
South Carolina 347
Arkansas 134
Alabama 477
Mississippi 64
West Virginia 114

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 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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