2025 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Mississippi

If you plan on majoring in public relations & advertising, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #52 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public relations & advertising. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 117 degrees in public relations & advertising annually.

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• Best Overall Public Relations & Advertising Schools List

Public Relations & Advertising Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Public Relations & Advertising in Mississippi

The schools below may not offer all types of public relations degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Mississippi Schools in Public Relations

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

51 Public Relations Degrees Awarded

56.9% Growth in Graduates

University of Mississippi is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in public relations & advertising from University of Mississippi

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Public Relations Degrees Awarded

75.8% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in public relations & advertising needs to look into University of Southern Mississippi. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a degree in public relations & advertising from University of Southern Mississippi

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	639
Florida	282	1,746
North Carolina	279	413
Virginia	274	82
Tennessee	269	281
South Carolina	248	345
Kentucky	244	436
Louisiana	242	124
Arkansas	234	134
Alabama	233	475
West Virginia	207	114

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Relations

One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Public Relations & Advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Relations Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	84
Public Relations	24
Health Communication	4
Sports Communication	4
Political Communication	1

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Majors Similar to Public Relations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	355
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	312
Journalism	128
Communication & Journalism (Other)	13

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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.