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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region

12 Ranked Colleges
144 Degrees Awarded
$46,749 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Relations & Advertising is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 21,099 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Plains States region, there were 1,308 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,683 and $24,198 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 144 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Plains States Region

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Bellevue University

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Park University
Parkville, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region. Park University is a medium-sized school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 26 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Park University Public Relations & Advertising Report

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Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region. Washburn University is a public institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Washburn University

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Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Concordia University, Saint Paul

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 14 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Webster University Public Relations & Advertising Report

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With a ranking of #6, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Maryville U

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UMN Twin Cities Public Relations & Advertising Report

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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

With a ranking of #8, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at UNI

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University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of St Thomas Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Full UST MN Public Relations & Advertising Report

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Winona State University
Winona, Minnesota

Winona State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Winona State

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Drury University
Springfield, Missouri

Drury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Drury University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 15 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Drury University Public Relations & Advertising Report

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

Lindenwood University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Lindenwood University

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