2024 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

a master's degree in public relations & advertising is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #60 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 442 master's degrees in public relations & advertising to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Public Relations & Advertising School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of public relations & advertising for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public relations & advertising students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public relations & advertising students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt public relations & advertising students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public relations & advertising related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public relations & advertising students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The public relations 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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Relations & Advertising in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public relations & advertising.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Public Relations

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

137 Annual Graduates

$55,843 Median Starting Salary

Boston University is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Those public relations & advertising students who get their master's degree from Boston University earn $4,342 more than the standard public relations student.

More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Boston University

2

Emerson College
Boston, MA

17 Annual Graduates

Emerson College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Emerson College

3

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

31 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public relations & advertising needs to look into Quinnipiac University. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Quinnipiac University

4

Suffolk University
Boston, MA

11 Annual Graduates

Suffolk University is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Suffolk University

5

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH

187 Annual Graduates

$49,326 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, public relations master's recipients typically earn an average of $49,326 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Southern New Hampshire University

6

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

33 Annual Graduates

$49,333 Median Starting Salary

Sacred Heart is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Students who graduate with their master's from the public relations program report average early career income of $49,333.

More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Sacred Heart University

7

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Central Connecticut State University

8

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from University of Bridgeport

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations & advertising schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	181
Connecticut	153	74
New Hampshire	108	187

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Public Relations & Advertising Related Rankings by Major

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

Public Relations Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Organizational Communication	192
Advertising	77
Public Relations	74
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	37
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	31
Health Communication	26
International & Intercultural Communication	5

Majors Similar to Public Relations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	303
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	222
Journalism	124
Publishing	46
Communication & Journalism (Other)	11

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.