2024 Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in California

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 California to review for the 2024 Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in California ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools List

Pick Your Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degree Level

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in California. 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 California

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 California Schools in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

1

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

73 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded

42.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication has to look into Pepperdine University. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Malibu.More information about a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Pepperdine University

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Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication needs to look into Azusa Pacific University. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in other public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Azusa Pacific University

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

Explore all the Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	831	32

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Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations	334
Advertising	183
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	159
Health Communication	64
Technical & Scientific Communication	34
General Organizational Communication	26
International & Intercultural Communication	23

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.