2025 Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Great Lakes Region
4Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
390Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #327 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 390 degrees in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication annually.
Choosing a Great Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication School
Your choice of other public relations, advertising, & applied communication school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
151Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat DePaul University if you want to pursue a 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. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were roughly 151 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.
73Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Butler University if you wish to pursue a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 73 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Butler in the most recent data year.
121Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
Loyola University Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 121 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication. WMU is a large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. This university ranks 4th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 30 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Related Rankings by Major
One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
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).
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