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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in West Virginia

6 Colleges
$52,874 Avg Salary
$39,224 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising School for You

Public Relations & Advertising is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 114 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Relations & Advertising program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Colleges.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the most popular school in West Virginia for public relations & advertising students. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

Public Relations majors at WVU take out an average of $39,224 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in West Virginia list. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school located in the suburb of Parkersburg.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in West Virginia list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

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#4

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

Out of the 6 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Charleston landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Charleston.

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The excellent programs at Alderson Broaddus University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations & advertising schools in West Virginia. Located in the town of Philippi, Alderson Broaddus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wheeling University is a great place for public relations & advertising students. Wheeling University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wheeling.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,746
Georgia 639
Tennessee 281
Louisiana 124
Virginia 82
North Carolina 413
Alabama 475
Mississippi 64
South Carolina 345
Arkansas 134
Kentucky 436

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 6 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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