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Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$21,745 Avg Salary
$16,473 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

Miami Ad School - San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Miami Ad School - San Francisco the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for public relations and advertising students working on their undergraduate certificate. Miami Ad School - San Francisco is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Of the 7 students majoring in public relations at Miami Ad School - San Francisco, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#2

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Santa Monica College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

De Anza College

Cupertino, CA

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, De Anza College landed the # 2 spot on the list. De Anza College is a large public school located in the city of Cupertino.

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#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Palomar College is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their undergraduate certificate. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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#2

Los Angeles Pierce College

Woodland Hills, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Los Angeles Pierce College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Woodland Hills, Pierce College is a public school with a large student population.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Los Angeles Pierce College Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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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 5 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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