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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate School for You

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The Best Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best school for public relations & advertising students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#2

Illinois Media School

Lombard, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois Media School is a great place for public relations & advertising students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lombard, Illinois Media School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Ohio Media School-Columbus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. The Ohio Media School-Columbus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.

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#6

Ohio Media School-Valley View

Valley View, OH

Ohio Media School-Valley View did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations & advertising students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Ohio Media School-Valley View is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valley View.

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations & advertising students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s best schools for public relations & advertising students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate public relations & advertising programs. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

With a ranking of #10, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public relations & advertising students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 14 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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