2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the New England Region

A master's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #211 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for public relations, advertising, and applied communication students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 48 master's degrees in public relations, advertising, and applied communication during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the New England Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for public relations, advertising, and applied communication, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the New England Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Students Working on Their Master's

1

Emerson College
Boston, MA

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Emerson College if you want to pursue a master's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in public relations, advertising, and applied communication in Massachusetts. More information about a master’s in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Emerson College

2

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

Quinnipiac University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in public relations, advertising, and applied communication in Connecticut. More information about a master’s in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Quinnipiac University

3

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CT

#2 Best Quality In CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Sacred Heart University if you want to pursue a master's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in public relations, advertising, and applied communication in Connecticut. More information about a master’s in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Sacred Heart University

Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Colleges by State

Explore the most popular public relations, advertising, and applied communication schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	2
Connecticut	293	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Organizational Communication	161
Public Relations	57
Advertising	40
Health Communication	32
International & Intercultural Communication	8

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.