2025 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you plan on getting your master's degree in public relations & advertising, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #60 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 104 master's degrees in public relations & advertising to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public relations & advertising students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public relations & advertising students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt public relations & advertising students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public relations & advertising related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public relations & advertising students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Relations & Advertising in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public relations & advertising.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Public Relations

1

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

88 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland Global Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public relations & advertising. UMGC is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Adelphi.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from University of Maryland Global Campus

2

Towson University
Towson, MD

16 Annual Graduates

Towson University is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Towson University

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	346
Pennsylvania	248	87
New Jersey	188	59
District of Columbia	154	259
Delaware	109	1

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Public Relations & Advertising Related Rankings by Major

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

Public Relations Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations	88
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	16

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	262
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	58
Journalism	35
Communication & Journalism (Other)	33

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.