2025 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Alabama
3Colleges in Alabama
540Public 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 looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 540 degrees in public relations & advertising annually.
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Choosing a Great Public Relations & Advertising School
The public relations program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Relations & Advertising rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Public Relations & Advertising Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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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 Alabama
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.
Every student pursuing a degree in public relations & advertising has to look into The University of Alabama. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 363 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public relations program report average early career income of $42,445.
Auburn University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 114 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the public relations program make about $41,458 in their early career salary.
Troy University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 58 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent year we have data available.
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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