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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. 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 New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the best school for public relations & advertising students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their Master's Degree, public relations majors at Boston U accumulate an average of around $46,956 in student debt.

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#2

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

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#3

Emerson College

Boston, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations & advertising schools in the New England Region . Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great place for public relations & advertising students working on their master’s degree. Sacred Heart is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

On average, public relations graduates from Sacred Heart take out $31,847 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#5

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Suffolk University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations & advertising schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Central Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public relations & advertising programs. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

Public Relations majors at SNHU take out an average of $41,453 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public relations & advertising programs. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 387
Connecticut 224
New Hampshire 733
Rhode Island 169
Maine 12
Vermont 59

Public Relations Focus Areas

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 8 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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