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

Ranked #105 in popularity, public relations, advertising, & applied communication is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 bachelor's degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public relations, advertising, & applied communication students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 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.

More Ways to Rank Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for public relations, advertising, & applied communication students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

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

1

Emerson College
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Emerson College is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Emerson College

2

Lasell University
Newton, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Lasell University is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the small city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Lasell University

Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	341	59
Rhode Island	307	43
Vermont	289	0
Maine	281	3

View All Rankings >

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

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

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

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Advertising	196
Public Relations	161
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	28
Sports Communication	20
General Organizational Communication	15
Political Communication	14
International & Intercultural Communication	10
Technical & Scientific Communication	7

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.