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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in public relations & advertising, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #60 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 28 master's degrees in public relations & advertising to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 & advertising students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public relations & advertising students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public relations & advertising to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Public Relations & Advertising Schools

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 Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in Public Relations

1

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public relations & advertising has to check out Kennesaw State University. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Kennesaw State University

2

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

18 Annual Graduates

Georgia Southern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public relations & advertising. GaSou is a fairly large public university located in the town of Statesboro.More information about a master’s in public relations & advertising from Georgia Southern 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
Florida	208	151
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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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Relations

One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Public Relations & Advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Relations Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Technical & Scientific Communication	18
International & Intercultural Communication	10

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	117
Journalism	55
Communication & Media Studies	47

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.