2024 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Public Relations & Advertising is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #60 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for public relations & advertising students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 master's degrees in public relations & advertising during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public relations & advertising students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public relations & advertising students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public relations & advertising to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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 colleges for public relations & advertising students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Relations & Advertising Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Relations & Advertising in Mississippi

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for public relations & advertising students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Public Relations

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

22 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in public relations & advertising needs to take a look at University of Mississippi. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from University of Mississippi

1

Mississippi College
Clinton, MS

5 Annual Graduates

Mississippi College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Mississippi College

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

1 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in public relations & advertising has to check out University of Southern Mississippi. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from University of Southern Mississippi

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	151
Georgia	190	28
Virginia	182	24
North Carolina	178	24
Tennessee	166	4
Alabama	151	85
Kentucky	147	17
Louisiana	147	7
South Carolina	146	8
Arkansas	121	34
West Virginia	112	93

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Relations

One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Public Relations & Advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Relations Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	22
Public Relations	6
Health Communication	1
Sports Communication	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Relations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	6
Communication & Journalism (Other)	6
Journalism	5

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.