2025 Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #204 most popular bachelor'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 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 224 bachelor's degrees in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other public relations, advertising, & applied communication related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

1

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

111 Annual Graduates

DePaul University is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication from DePaul University

2

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

113 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Loyola University Chicago

Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	27
Ohio	612	3
Indiana	535	60

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Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Related Rankings by Major

Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Advertising	220
Public Relations	104
Sports Communication	50
General Organizational Communication	36
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	24
Health Communication	14
Political Communication	1

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.