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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 861 degrees and certificates were awarded to public relations and advertising students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #99 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate 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 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 California for public relations and advertising students working on their undergraduate certificate. Miami Ad School - San Francisco is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the 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.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Miami Ad School - San Francisco

#2

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Santa Monica College is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Santa Monica College

#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Palomar College is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Palomar College Report

#2

De Anza College

Cupertino, CA

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

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at De Anza College

#2

Los Angeles Pierce College

Woodland Hills, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Pierce College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Woodland Hills, Pierce College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Los Angeles Pierce College

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State Degrees Awarded
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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