2024 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in New Jersey
8Colleges in New Jersey
354Public Relations Degrees Awarded
$44,432Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in public relations & advertising, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #52 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 354 degrees in public relations & advertising to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Public Relations & Advertising School
The public relations program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Relations & Advertising rankings. For our Best Overall Public Relations & Advertising School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Public Relations & Advertising Rankings by Degree Level
The public relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in New Jersey.
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Best Schools for Public Relations & Advertising in New Jersey
The schools below may not offer all types of public relations degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat Rowan University if you want to pursue a degree in public relations & advertising. Rowan is a large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.
There were about 249 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the public relations program make an average of $32,714 in the first couple years of working.
Rider University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #482 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rider is a great university overall.
There were about 44 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public relations program report average early career wages of $38,244.
It's hard to beat Seton Hall University if you want to pursue a degree in public relations & advertising. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #404 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.
There were approximately 32 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in public relations & advertising has to look into Monmouth University. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Long Branch. This university ranks 13th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 1 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the public relations & advertising degree program at Monmouth University earn $8,961 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Kean is a large public university located in the suburb of Union. This university ranks 22nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 5 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the public relations & advertising program at Kean University get $8,945 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 10 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.
Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jersey City. This university ranks 35th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 12 public relations & advertising students who graduated with this degree at Saint Peter's College in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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