2024 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #186 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 37 master's degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public relations, advertising, & applied communication students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public relations, advertising, & applied communication related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public relations, advertising, & applied communication students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

1

Emerson College
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Emerson College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Emerson College

2

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Sacred Heart University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Sacred Heart is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield.More information about a master’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Sacred Heart University

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

Explore the best public relations, advertising, & applied communication schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	17
Connecticut	313	20

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

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Organizational Communication	192
Advertising	77
Public Relations	74
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	31
Health Communication	26
International & Intercultural Communication	5

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.