2025 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Washington
3Colleges in Washington
376Public Relations Degrees Awarded
$41,961Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in public relations & advertising, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #52 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public relations & advertising. Combined, these schools handed out 376 degrees in public relations & advertising to qualified students.
Learn how to use the latest technology and tactics to manage the flow of information between brands and the public with your Master's in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations at Southern New Hampshire University.
Keep your skills and knowledge at the forefront of new media technologies with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Choosing a Great Public Relations & Advertising School
Your choice of public relations & advertising school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Public Relations & Advertising School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Public Relations & Advertising Degree Level
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 Washington list to help you make the college decision.
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Learn how to use the latest technology and tactics to manage the flow of information between brands and the public with your Master's in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations at Southern New Hampshire University.
Keep your skills and knowledge at the forefront of new media technologies with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Public Relations & Advertising in Washington
The schools below may not offer all types of public relations degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat Washington State University if you wish to pursue a degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were about 310 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year. Those public relations & advertising students who get their degree from Washington State University receive $3,859 more than the standard public relations graduate.
Gonzaga University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 32 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public relations program state that they receive average early career income of $39,013.
Any student who is interested in public relations & advertising needs to take a look at Central Washington University. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 21 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year. After graduating, public relations degree recipients generally make about $40,976 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
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Your choice of public relations & advertising school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Public Relations & Advertising School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
