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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

13 Colleges
$34,301 Avg Salary
$18,898 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising School for You

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The Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public relations & advertising students. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

After completing their degree, public relations graduates from CU - Boulder carry an average student debtload of $18,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $905.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations & advertising schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, public relations majors at BYU accumulate an average of around $11,974 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for public relations & advertising students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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#5

Colorado Media School

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Media School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Media School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Public Relations majors at Colorado Media School take out an average of $15,833 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public relations & advertising students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, public relations majors at Boise State accumulate an average of around $22,248 in student debt.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public relations & advertising students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

With a ranking of #8, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best schools for public relations & advertising students. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

While working on their degree, public relations majors at U of I accumulate an average of around $24,634 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $294.

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#9

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Dixie State College is a large public school located in the small city of Saint George.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public relations & advertising students. It came in at #10 on the list. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.

After completing their degree, public relations graduates from MSU Denver carry an average student debtload of $23,096.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations & advertising colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 442
Utah 214
Idaho 83
Wyoming 1
Montana 16

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 13 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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