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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan

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

Public Relations & Advertising is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 1,190 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Michigan 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 Michigan

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

Top Michigan Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Public Relations & Advertising

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University the best school in Michigan 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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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The excellent basic certificate programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations & advertising schools in Michigan. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools in Michigan list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 3 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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