2024 Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on majoring in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #327 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in the Far Western US Region to review for the 2024 Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

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Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In CA

73 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded

Pepperdine University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #94 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pepperdine is a great university overall.

There were about 73 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent data year.

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Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In WA

32 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Gonzaga University if you want to pursue a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 32 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent data year.

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Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In CA

Azusa Pacific University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Azusa. This university ranks 43rd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 10 other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Azusa Pacific in the most recent data year.

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Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best other public relations, advertising, & applied communication colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	83
Washington	831	32

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations	710
Advertising	611
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	285
Health Communication	71
General Organizational Communication	64
Technical & Scientific Communication	50
International & Intercultural Communication	25

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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