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2024 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Nebraska

3 Colleges in Nebraska
319 Public Relations Degrees Awarded
$39,532 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in public relations & advertising is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #52 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for public relations & advertising students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 319 degrees in public relations & advertising to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Public Relations & Advertising School

Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Nebraska Your choice of public relations & advertising school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Public Relations & Advertising School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Public Relations & Advertising Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Public Relations
Bachelor's Degrees in Public Relations
Master's Degrees in Public Relations

The public relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Nebraska. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Public Relations & Advertising in Nebraska

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public relations degree levels they offer.

Top Nebraska Schools in Public Relations

1
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
251 Public Relations Degrees Awarded
$39,532 Median Starting Salary

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a good option for students pursuing a degree in public relations & advertising. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 251 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public relations program state that they receive average early career income of $39,532.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NE
42 Public Relations Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in public relations & advertising needs to take a look at Bellevue University. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bellevue. This university ranks 3rd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were approximately 42 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Bellevue University in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NE

It is difficult to beat Nebraska Wesleyan University if you wish to pursue a degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were approximately 8 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at NWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Minnesota284117
Missouri283341
Kansas266104
Iowa264289
North Dakota21030
South Dakota20427

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Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Public Relations Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication174
Sports Communication65
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication41
General Organizational Communication21
Public Relations12
Health Communication6

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies186
Journalism145
Communication & Journalism (Other)50
Radio, Television & Digital Communication8
Publishing2

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