2025 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Colorado

If you plan on majoring in public relations, advertising, & applied communication, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #170 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Colorado ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 446 degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication annually.

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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 Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Colorado ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in Colorado

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public relations, advertising, and applied communication degree levels they offer.

Top Colorado Schools in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

427 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded

5.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder.More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from University of Colorado Boulder

2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

42.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in public relations, advertising, & applied communication needs to look into Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Idaho	446	7
Wyoming	278	1

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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.

Majors Similar to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Technical & Scientific Communication	12
Sports Communication	4
Public Relations	2
General Organizational Communication	1
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	1

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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.