2025 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Colorado
3Colleges in Colorado
466Public 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 Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public relations & advertising. Combined, these schools handed out 466 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
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 Schools in Colorado.
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 Colorado
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.
University of Colorado Boulder is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in public relations & advertising. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were approximately 427 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year. After graduation, public relations degree recipients usually earn an average of $42,783 in the first five years of their career.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in public relations & advertising. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. This university ranks 4th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 20 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.
Metropolitan State University of Denver is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public relations & advertising. MSU Denver is a large public university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 24th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 11 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the public relations program earn around $32,601 in the first couple years of their career.
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.
