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2021 Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

10 Colleges
1,592 Bachelor's Degrees
$40,796 Avg Cost*

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

For this year's Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public relations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations & advertising programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the public relations & advertising program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying public relations.

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Pepperdine University has taken the #1 spot in this year's public relations & advertising ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pepperdine, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 3,015 of Pepperdine students are exclusively distance learners. 4,069 of Pepperdine students are attending part time.

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University of Southern California comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.

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University of Oregon earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population. UO not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Far Western US Region list.

About 1.0% of UO students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,819 students take at least one class online at UO. There are roughly 1,683 part time students in attendance at UO.

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Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public relations & advertising schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Gonzaga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Far Western US Region list.

About 0.2% of Gonzaga students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. About 661 of the students at Gonzaga are attending part time.

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San Jose State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best public relations & advertising schools for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, San Jose State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.

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Chapman University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best public relations & advertising schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Chapman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Far Western US Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 185 students take at least one class online at Chapman. 1,064 students are part time.

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Far Western US Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 5,220 students take at least one class online at USFCA. About 2,299 of the students at USFCA are attending part time.

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Central Washington University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 1.8% of CWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. There are roughly 1,565 part time students in attendance at CWU.

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Our rankings recognize University of Portland as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. University of Portland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Far Western US Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 2,523 students take at least one class online at University of Portland. There are roughly 420 part time students in attendance at University of Portland.

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Our rankings recognize San Diego State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. SDSU also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #9.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. About 5,452 of the students at SDSU are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students public relations & advertising schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 698
Washington 358
Oregon 621

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