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

A degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #170 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for public relations, advertising, & applied communication students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 107 degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication annually.

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Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings by Degree Level

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Louisiana. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees they offer, see the list below.

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

1

Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded

7.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication needs to check out Loyola University New Orleans. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans.More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Loyola University New Orleans

2

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded

15.6% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Louisiana at Lafayette if you wish to pursue a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	831
North Carolina	710	20
Georgia	690	178
Tennessee	624	17
South Carolina	530	19
Kentucky	518	9
Mississippi	501	38
Alabama	500	3
Arkansas	466	38
West Virginia	410	15

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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
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	29
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	5
Sports 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.

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