2024 Best Public Relations Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Public Relations is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #251 most popular master's degree program in the country. 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 Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for public relations students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 61 master's degrees in public relations to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public relations students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public relations students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The pr 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 Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Relations in Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in PR

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in public relations has to check out Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in public relations from Boston University

2

Suffolk University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in public relations needs to take a look at Suffolk University. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in public relations from Suffolk University

Best Public Relations Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Public Relations Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	313	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to PR

Public Relations is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Advertising	77
Health Communication	26
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	17

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.