2025 Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
3Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
432Public 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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 432 degrees in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication School
The public relations, advertising, and applied communication program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication rankings. 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.
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Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 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 Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
31Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
Temple University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
44Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Duquesne University if you want to pursue a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 44 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent year we have data available.
33Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication needs to look into St John's University - New York. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Queens. This university ranks 31st out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 33 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent year we have data available.
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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