2024 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Oregon

A degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #170 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings by 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 Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Oregon. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in Oregon

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Oregon Schools in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

30.8% Growth in Graduates

University of Oregon is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. UO is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene.More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from University of Oregon

2

University of Portland
Portland, OR

University of Portland is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from University of Portland

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	156
Washington	831	107

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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
Advertising	352
Public Relations	244
General Organizational Communication	38
Technical & Scientific Communication	4
International & Intercultural Communication	2

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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).
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