A general program that focuses on organizational communication, public relations, and advertising; and that prepares individuals to function in a wide range of public and private sector positions requiring the skills of persuasive communication. Includes instruction in communications, public relations, and advertising theory; principles and techniques of persuasion; message/image design; marketing strategy; professional writing; public speaking and multi-media presentation skills; digital communications; and applied research.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Â鶹Íø of Colorado Boulder | 222 | 3% | $31,044 |
| 2 | Â鶹Íø of Nebraska-Lincoln | 207 | 4% | $24,936 |
| 3 | 166 | 1% | $22,168 | |
| 4 | Elon Â鶹Íø | 156 | 10% | $51,049 |
| 5 | Â鶹Íø of Kentucky | 143 | 2% | $30,101 |
| 6 | Syracuse Â鶹Íø | 119 | 2% | $70,636 |
| 7 | Â鶹Íø of Central Oklahoma | 112 | 4% | $24,091 |
| 8 | Kennesaw State Â鶹Íø | 108 | 2% | $25,773 |
| 9 | Texas Christian Â鶹Íø | 101 | 4% | $65,684 |
| 10 | Howard Â鶹Íø | 99 | 6% | $44,651 |
| 11 | 90 | 2% | $24,550 | |
| 12 | Ithaca College | 90 | 6% | $62,757 |
| 13 | The Â鶹Íø of Tampa | 79 | 4% | $45,450 |
| 14 | Drexel Â鶹Íø | 78 | 1% | $70,223 |
| 15 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-River Falls | 65 | 5% | $17,937 |
| 16 | Flagler College-St Augustine | 55 | 9% | $34,990 |
| 17 | Marist College | 50 | 3% | $58,150 |
| 18 | 44 | 2% | $22,436 | |
| 19 | Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | 44 | 5% | $24,450 |
| 20 | California Baptist Â鶹Íø | 41 | 2% | $47,694 |
| 21 | Georgetown Â鶹Íø | 40 | 1% | $73,840 |
| 22 | Pepperdine Â鶹Íø | 36 | 1% | $73,002 |
| 23 | 34 | 1% | $25,869 | |
| 24 | Texas Tech Â鶹Íø | 33 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 25 | Â鶹Íø of Central Arkansas | 32 | 1% | $22,563 |
| 26 | CUNY City College | 30 | 1% | $29,967 |
| 27 | Â鶹Íø of Scranton | 27 | 2% | $62,686 |
| 28 | Belmont Â鶹Íø | 27 | 2% | $52,760 |
| 29 | Loyola Â鶹Íø New Orleans | 24 | 4% | $56,564 |
| 30 | Point Park Â鶹Íø | 23 | 2% | $46,090 |
| 31 | Lynn Â鶹Íø | 22 | 3% | $56,823 |
| 32 | Endicott College | 21 | 2% | $51,674 |
| 33 | Florida Memorial Â鶹Íø | 18 | 8% | $29,812 |
| 34 | Biola Â鶹Íø | 17 | 1% | $56,956 |
| 35 | West Texas A & M Â鶹Íø | 17 | 1% | $21,285 |
| 36 | Mercy College | 16 | 1% | $38,200 |
| 37 | Wilmington Â鶹Íø | 15 | 0% | $13,010 |
| 38 | Drury Â鶹Íø | 15 | 4% | $40,951 |
| 39 | Florida Southern College | 15 | 2% | $52,020 |
| 40 | 14 | 0% | $27,484 | |
| 41 | St Francis College | 13 | 2% | $44,488 |
| 42 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 13 | 1% | $19,493 |
| 43 | Wingate Â鶹Íø | 12 | 2% | $48,746 |
| 44 | Meredith College | 12 | 2% | $50,796 |
| 45 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | 12 | 0% | $7,520 |
| 46 | 11 | 1% | $21,996 | |
| 47 | College of the Ozarks | 11 | 4% | $30,220 |
| 48 | Messiah College | 11 | 1% | $49,280 |
| 49 | National Â鶹Íø | 11 | 0% | $15,024 |
| 50 | Simpson College | 10 | 3% | $52,040 |
| 51 | William Peace Â鶹Íø | 10 | 4% | $46,130 |
| 52 | Â鶹Íø of Oregon | 10 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 53 | Indiana Wesleyan Â鶹Íø-Marion | 10 | 1% | $38,578 |
| 54 | Trinity Washington Â鶹Íø | 10 | 2% | $37,970 |
| 55 | Anderson Â鶹Íø | 10 | 1% | $43,110 |
| 56 | Oral Roberts Â鶹Íø | 9 | 2% | $42,660 |
| 57 | South Â鶹Íø–Savannah Online | 9 | 0% | $14,854 |
| 58 | Â鶹Íø of Mount Union | 8 | 1% | $43,795 |
| 59 | Evangel Â鶹Íø | 7 | 2% | $37,374 |
| 60 | Saint Mary's Â鶹Íø of Minnesota | 7 | 0% | $47,290 |
| 61 | Mount Saint Mary College | 7 | 1% | $49,076 |
| 62 | Mid-America Christian Â鶹Íø | 6 | 1% | $31,026 |
| 63 | Edgewood College | 6 | 1% | $44,216 |
| 64 | Husson Â鶹Íø | 6 | 1% | $31,150 |
| 65 | Washington Â鶹Íø in St Louis | 5 | 0% | $74,361 |
| 66 | Villanova Â鶹Íø | 5 | 0% | $70,728 |
| 67 | Holy Family Â鶹Íø | 5 | 1% | $46,850 |
| 68 | Chippewa Valley Technical College | 5 | 0% | $6,324 |
| 69 | Paine College | 5 | 7% | $26,782 |
| 70 | Cardinal Stritch Â鶹Íø | 4 | 1% | $44,130 |
| 71 | McKendree Â鶹Íø | 4 | 1% | $43,500 |
| 72 | Midway Â鶹Íø | 4 | 1% | $41,430 |
| 73 | The Â鶹Íø of Findlay | 4 | 0% | $46,920 |
| 74 | Tarrant County College District | 4 | 0% | $3,266 |
| 75 | Hannibal-LaGrange Â鶹Íø | 3 | 1% | $34,700 |
| 76 | New York Institute of Technology | 3 | 0% | $58,496 |
| 77 | Anderson Â鶹Íø | 3 | 1% | $45,290 |
| 78 | Northwestern College | 3 | 1% | $44,600 |
| 79 | Indiana Â鶹Íø-Purdue Â鶹Íø-Indianapolis | 3 | 0% | $22,537 |
| 80 | Quincy Â鶹Íø | 2 | 1% | $42,462 |
| 81 | Fullerton College | 2 | 0% | $2,884 |
| 82 | West Virginia Wesleyan College | 2 | 1% | $46,561 |
| 83 | Reinhardt Â鶹Íø | 2 | 1% | $40,700 |
| 84 | Â鶹Íø of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 2 | 1% | $28,100 |
| 85 | Geneva College | 2 | 0% | $39,450 |
| 86 | Los Angeles Pierce College | 2 | 0% | $3,137 |
| 87 | Carthage College | 2 | 0% | $59,240 |
| 88 | Dallas Baptist Â鶹Íø | 2 | 0% | $41,170 |
| 89 | Bellevue Â鶹Íø | 2 | 0% | $20,970 |
| 90 | Pontifical Catholic Â鶹Íø of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 2 | 0% | $16,918 |
| 91 | Coe College | 2 | 1% | $57,200 |
| 92 | Notre Dame of Maryland Â鶹Íø | 2 | 0% | $51,670 |
| 93 | Â鶹Íø of Portland | 2 | 0% | $62,200 |
| 94 | North Idaho College | 2 | 0% | $14,862 |
| 95 | Bluffton Â鶹Íø | 2 | 1% | $47,566 |
| 96 | West Virginia Â鶹Íø at Parkersburg | 1 | 0% | $5,222 |
| 97 | Â鶹Íø of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 1 | 0% | $41,426 |
| 98 | Rowan Â鶹Íø | 1 | 0% | $32,099 |
| 99 | Florida Institute of Technology | 1 | 0% | $59,530 |
| 100 | Ohio Northern Â鶹Íø | 1 | 0% | $47,711 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.