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2025 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Wisconsin

4 Colleges in Wisconsin
324 Public Relations Degrees Awarded
$41,961 Avg Early-Career Salary
Public Relations & Advertising is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #52 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 324 degrees in public relations & advertising annually.

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Choosing a Great Public Relations & Advertising School

Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Wisconsin Your choice of public relations & advertising school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public relations & advertising schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Public Relations

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 Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision. 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 in Wisconsin

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 degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Public Relations

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Public Relations Degrees Awarded
$40,583 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in public relations & advertising needs to check out Marquette University. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 100 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, public relations degree recipients usually earn around $40,583 in the first five years of their career.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
42 Public Relations Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in public relations & advertising needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #456 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Eau Claire is a great university overall.

There were roughly 42 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 34th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 24 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at UW Oshkosh in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
60 Public Relations Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a great option for students interested in a degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 60 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 1,190
Ohio 314 625
Illinois 304 917
Indiana 294 321

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Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Public Relations Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 104
Sports Communication 68
Advertising 52
Public Relations 47
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 43
Technical & Scientific Communication 7
General Organizational Communication 2
Health Communication 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 1,207
Journalism 307
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 245
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1

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