2024 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Public Relations & Advertising is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #60 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for public relations & advertising students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 179 master's degrees in public relations & advertising during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Relations & Advertising School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of public relations & advertising for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public relations & advertising students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public relations & advertising students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt public relations & advertising students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public relations & advertising related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Relations & Advertising in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for public relations & advertising students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Public Relations

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

100 Annual Graduates

$52,873 Median Starting Salary

University of Southern California is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in public relations & advertising. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.

Those public relations & advertising students who get their master's degree from University of Southern California receive $6,522 more than the standard public relations graduate.

More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from University of Southern California

2

Chapman University
Orange, CA

6 Annual Graduates

Chapman University is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Orange.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Chapman University

3

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

34 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public relations & advertising. UO is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from University of Oregon

4

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

2 Annual Graduates

Washington State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Washington State University

5

University of Portland
Portland, OR

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 master’s in public relations & advertising from University of Portland

6

Biola University
La Mirada, CA

2 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Biola University

7

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

26 Annual Graduates

$39,830 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the public relations program earn around $39,830 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from California Baptist University

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations & advertising schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	143
Washington	183	2
Oregon	158	34

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Public Relations & Advertising Related Rankings by Major

Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Public Relations Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations	68
Technical & Scientific Communication	34
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	29
Advertising	21
International & Intercultural Communication	19
Health Communication	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Relations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	586
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	258
Communication & Journalism (Other)	80
Journalism	68
Publishing	27

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.