2021 Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
6Colleges
715Bachelor's Degrees
$42,230Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 715 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public relations & advertising students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #67 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 16,847 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.2% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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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Learn how to use the latest technology and tactics to manage the flow of information between brands and the public with your Master's in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations at Southern New Hampshire University.
Keep your skills and knowledge at the forefront of new media technologies with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Featured Public Relations & Advertising Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Learn how to use the latest technology and tactics to manage the flow of information between brands and the public with your Master's in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations at Southern New Hampshire University.
Keep your skills and knowledge at the forefront of new media technologies with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Pepperdine University tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional public relations & advertising students. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 California ranking.
The student loan default rate at Pepperdine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 3,015 students at Pepperdine are exclusively online. 4,069 of Pepperdine students are attending part time.
University of Southern California earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. USC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in California list.
The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize San Jose State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose. San Jose State also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in California list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.
Chapman University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Chapman also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in California list, coming in at #3.
About 0.6% of Chapman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 185 students at Chapman that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,064 part time students in attendance at Chapman.
Our rankings recognize University of San Francisco as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. USFCA also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in California list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 5,220 students at USFCA that take at least one class online. 2,299 of USFCA students are attending part time.
San Diego State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population. SDSU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in California rankings.
The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. 5,452 of SDSU students are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
References
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).
In <nil>, 715 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public relations & advertising students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #67 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 16,847 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.2% were from a college or university in the state.
