2026 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Connecticut

Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their public relations, advertising, & applied communication programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for public relations, advertising, & applied communication students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Connecticut

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

If you are not 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, & applied communication degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

1

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Awarded

$58,396 Median Starting Salary

No school ranked higher than Sacred Heart University this year for public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Sacred Heart University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield. Roughly 74% of students complete a degree within six years here. Sacred Heart University awarded about 38 public relations, advertising, & applied communication degrees in the most recent data year. Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication graduates of Sacred Heart University earn a median of $58,396 early in their careers. Sacred Heart University graduates carry a median of $25,831 in student loans. See the full public relations, advertising, & applied communication program report for Sacred Heart University

2

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Awarded

$35,444 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Central Connecticut State University one of the top schools for public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Central Connecticut State University is a large public school located in the suburb of New Britain. Roughly 48% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 43 public relations, advertising, & applied communication degrees were awarded at Central Connecticut State University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, public relations, advertising, & applied communication degree recipients from Central Connecticut State University generally make around $35,444. Typical student debt for the program is $22,625. More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Central Connecticut State University

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.