2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in New Jersey

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in public relations and advertising, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for public relations and advertising students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 217 bachelor's degrees in public relations and advertising during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The public relations bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in New Jersey ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality public relations and advertising program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for public relations and advertising.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Relations & Advertising in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations and advertising.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Relations Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

163 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rowan University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public relations and advertising. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations and advertising in New Jersey.

There were roughly 163 public relations and advertising individuals who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the public relations program state that they receive average early career earnings of $35,300.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations and advertising from Rowan University

2

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

30 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Seton Hall University is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in public relations and advertising. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations and advertising in New Jersey.

There were approximately 30 public relations and advertising individuals who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations and advertising from Seton Hall University

3

Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

24 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public relations and advertising needs to check out Rider University. Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations and advertising in New Jersey.

There were roughly 24 public relations and advertising individuals who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the public relations program state that they receive average early career income of $35,100.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations and advertising from Rider University

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	267	1,191
Pennsylvania	266	1,055
Maryland	197	43
Delaware	125	11
District of Columbia	125	241

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Public Relations & Advertising Related Rankings by Major

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

Public Relations Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations	112
Advertising	90
Sports Communication	15

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Relations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	1,441
Journalism	267
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	139
Communication & Journalism (Other)	2

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.