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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the New England Region

11 Ranked Colleges
442 Degrees Awarded
$51,501 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region

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In 2020-2021, 21,099 people earned their degree in public relations and advertising, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,287 and had an average of $23,973 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,595 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,178 and $25,703 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 442 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in public relations and advertising. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public relations and advertising.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree public relations students.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the New England Region

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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Sacred Heart Public Relations & Advertising Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 137 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Boston University Public Relations & Advertising Report

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Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emerson College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Emerson

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Quinnipiac Public Relations & Advertising Report

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Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 187 students in 2020-2021.

Full SNHU Public Relations & Advertising Report

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

Suffolk University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Suffolk

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

University of Bridgeport ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region list. University of Bridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 5 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at UBridgeport

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Tufts University

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region ranking. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Central Connecticut State University

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Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts

Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Western New England University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Western New England University

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Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Fitchburg State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Fitchburg State

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