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

Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #105 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of public relations, advertising, & applied communication. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 77 bachelor's degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public relations, advertising, & applied communication students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public relations, advertising, & applied communication related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for 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 Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin 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 Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in Wisconsin

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

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

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI

Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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University of Wisconsin - River Falls
River Falls, WI

52 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	201
Ohio	612	20
Illinois	558	24
Indiana	535	84

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Advertising	50
Public Relations	41
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	37
General Organizational 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.