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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Minnesota

13 Colleges
$35,971 Avg Salary
$22,628 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising School for You

With 128 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public relations and advertising is the #104 most popular major in Minnesota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Minnesota 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 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in Minnesota for public relations and advertising students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great place for public relations and advertising students. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, public relations graduates from MSU Moorhead take out $22,628 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at University of Northwestern - St Paul helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in Minnesota. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for public relations and advertising students. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Metropolitan State University Report

With a ranking of #7, Bethany Lutheran College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. BLC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Mankato.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public relations and advertising programs. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

#10

Winona State University

Winona, MN

Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Winona State University

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 356
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.

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 13 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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