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

Public Relations & Advertising is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #60 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 75 master's degrees in public relations & advertising during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Public Relations & Advertising School for Your Master's Degree

The public relations master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality public relations program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public relations & advertising students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public relations & advertising students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public relations & advertising to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public relations & advertising related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Public Relations & Advertising Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for public relations & advertising students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Master's in Public Relations

1

Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

13 Annual Graduates

$53,323 Median Starting Salary

Rider University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the public relations program make an average of $53,323 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Rider University

2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public relations & advertising has to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

3

Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in public relations & advertising needs to check out Monmouth University. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Monmouth University

4

William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ

12 Annual Graduates

William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from William Paterson University of New Jersey

5

Kean University
Union, NJ

12 Annual Graduates

Kean is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Union.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Kean 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
Maryland	193	9
District of Columbia	154	259
Delaware	109	1

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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	35
General Organizational Communication	23
Health Communication	12
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Relations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	16
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	13
Communication & Journalism (Other)	9

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.