2024 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in Florida

a master's degree in public relations & advertising is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #60 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. 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 6 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for public relations & advertising students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 151 master's degrees in public relations & advertising to qualified students.

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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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges 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 Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Relations & Advertising in Florida

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public relations & advertising.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Public Relations

1

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

7 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Miami if you want to pursue a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from University of Miami

2

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

51 Annual Graduates

$42,784 Median Starting Salary

Florida 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 city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the public relations & advertising major at Florida State University earn $4,232 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Florida State University

3

The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL

The University of Tampa is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in public relations & advertising. UT is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Tampa.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from The University of Tampa

4

University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

11 Annual Graduates

University of North Florida is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from University of North Florida

5

The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from The University of West Florida

6

Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL

59 Annual Graduates

$34,321 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, public relations master's recipients generally make around $34,321 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Full Sail University

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	28
Virginia	182	24
North Carolina	178	24
Tennessee	166	4
Alabama	151	85
Kentucky	147	17
Louisiana	147	7
South Carolina	146	8
Mississippi	145	30
Arkansas	121	34
West Virginia	112	93

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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, Advertising, & Applied Communication	79
Public Relations	55
Sports Communication	11
Advertising	5
International & Intercultural Communication	1

Majors Similar to Public Relations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	298
Journalism	75
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	62

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.