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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's 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.

The Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree 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. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the public relations master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for public relations & advertising students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

While working on their Master's Degree, public relations majors at Northwestern accumulate an average of around $55,930 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at UIUC take out while working on their Master's Degree is $36,918.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations & advertising schools in the Great Lakes Region . OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations & advertising students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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#7

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

With a ranking of #7, Valparaiso University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public relations & advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at DePaul take out while working on their Master's Degree is $38,137.

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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 9 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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