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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree School for You

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for public relations majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Franklin University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for public relations & advertising students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great place for public relations & advertising students working on their associate degree. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations & advertising schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,190
Ohio 625
Illinois 917
Indiana 321
Wisconsin 288

Public Relations Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations 5,039
Advertising 4,655
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 4,517
General Organizational Communication 1,905
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 1,802
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 1,409
Sports Communication 943
Health Communication 424
Technical & Scientific Communication 203
Political Communication 195
International & Intercultural Communication 183

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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