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

a master's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #186 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for public relations, advertising, & applied communication students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 master's degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public relations, advertising, & applied communication students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools

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 Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication.

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

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from University of Colorado Boulder

2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a master's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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

Explore the best public relations, advertising, & applied communication colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	317	27

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

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	3

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.