Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication

A general program that focuses on organizational communication, public relations, and advertising; and that prepares individuals to function in a wide range of public and private sector positions requiring the skills of persuasive communication. Includes instruction in communications, public relations, and advertising theory; principles and techniques of persuasion; message/image design; marketing strategy; professional writing; public speaking and multi-media presentation skills; digital communications; and applied research.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 160 institutions across the United States, with a total of 12793 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

3,154

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

896

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

8,554

awards given

Top Schools for Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	1,260
2	Florida International University Miami, FL	666
3	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	549
4	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	483
5	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	462
6	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	459
7	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	393
8	University of Houston Houston, TX	390
9	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	366
10	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	345
11	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	330
12	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	312
13	Howard University Washington, DC	288
14	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	270
15	Georgetown University Washington, DC	267
16	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR	267
17	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	213
18	Washington State University Pullman, WA	204
19	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	194
20	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	189
21	University of Mississippi University, MS	183
22	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	174
23	University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI	156
24	Chapman University Orange, CA	150
25	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	147
26	University of Delaware Newark, DE	141
27	Ball State University Muncie, IN	141
28	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	135
29	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	132
30	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	120
31	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	102
32	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	96
33	Biola University La Mirada, CA	90
34	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	87
35	Harding University Searcy, AR	87
36	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	81
37	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	81
38	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	72
39	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	72
40	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	72
41	Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL	66
42	Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL	66
43	Midway University Midway, KY	63
44	Bradley University Peoria, IL	60
45	Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO	60
46	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	54
47	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	54
48	Boise State University Boise, ID	54
49	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	51
50	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	51
51	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	51
52	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	51
53	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	51
54	Lynn University Boca Raton, FL	48
55	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	48
56	Lasell University Newton, MA	48
57	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	45
58	Emerson College Boston, MA	45
59	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	43
60	National University San Diego, CA	42
61	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	42
62	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	42
63	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	42
64	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	36
65	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	36
66	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	36
67	Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	36
68	Webber International University Babson Park, FL	33
69	Albion College Albion, MI	33
70	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	33
71	Northwestern College Orange City, IA	33
72	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	33
73	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	30
74	Simpson College Indianola, IA	30
75	College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO	30
76	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	30
77	Belmont University Nashville, TN	27
78	Meredith College Raleigh, NC	27
79	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	27
80	Ana G. Mendez University Orlando, FL	27
81	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	24
82	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	24
83	Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH	24
84	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	24
85	Trinity Washington University Washington, DC	21
86	El Paso Community College El Paso, TX	21
87	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	21
88	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	20
89	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	20
90	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	19
91	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR	18
92	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	18
93	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	18
94	Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY	18
95	Villanova University Villanova, PA	18
96	Franklin College Franklin, IN	18
97	Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO	18
98	Southeastern University Lakeland, FL	15
99	Husson University Bangor, ME	15
100	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	15