2024 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in New York
8Colleges in New York
355Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in public relations, advertising, & applied communication, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #170 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 355 degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication School
The public relations, advertising, and applied communication program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication rankings. For our Best Overall Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your 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 Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in New York.
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Best Schools for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in New York
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public relations, advertising, and applied communication degree levels they offer.
Top New York Schools in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
117Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication needs to look into Syracuse University. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 117 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
77Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
Ithaca College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Ithaca is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #557 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ithaca is a great college overall.
There were roughly 77 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.
46Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Marist College if you want to pursue a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie. A Best Colleges rank of #382 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.
There were roughly 46 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent year we have data available.
31Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
The City College of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. CCNY is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #563 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CCNY is a great college overall.
There were roughly 31 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at CCNY in the most recent year we have data available.
Canisius is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Buffalo. This college ranks 70th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 3 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Canisius in the most recent year we have data available.
57Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Degrees Awarded
Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo. This school ranks 109th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 57 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Buffalo State in the most recent data year.
Mount Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Newburgh. This college ranks 95th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 7 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Mount Saint Mary in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 69th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 12 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at NYIT in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Brooklyn, SFC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 123rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 5 public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who graduated with this degree at SFC in the most recent year we have data available.
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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