2025 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in California
7Colleges in California
150Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #170 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public relations, advertising, & applied communication. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 150 degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication annually.
Choosing a Great 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 Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public relations, advertising, & applied communication schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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 Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degree Level
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 Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in California
The schools below may not offer all types of public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top California Schools in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
39Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 39 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Pepperdine University if you want to pursue a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Pepperdine is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Malibu. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pepperdine is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent data year.
43Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
Chapman University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 24th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 43 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent year we have data available.
Azusa Pacific University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Azusa Pacific is a great university overall.More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Azusa Pacific University
Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of La Mirada. This university ranks 86th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 18 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Biola in the most recent year we have data available.
Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Riverside. This university ranks 66th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 9 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent data year.
National University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego. This university ranks 37th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 21 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent data year.
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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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 Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public relations, advertising, & applied communication schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
