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Best Schools for Public Relations & Advertising in 2026

183 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Public Relations & Advertising, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Public Relations & Advertising graduate earns $39,349/yr across 183 schools.

Programs Ranked

183

Avg Earnings

$39,349/yr

Avg DW Score

58/100

AI Risk

High

53% task exposure

All Public Relations & Advertising Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Public Relations & Advertising Miami University-Hamilton · Hamilton, OH	77 70–80	$50,700/yr	High	26.2x
2	Public Relations & Advertising Miami University-Middletown · Middletown, OH	77 70–80	$50,700/yr	High	26.2x
3	Public Relations & Advertising Brigham Young University · Provo, UT	78 71–80	$51,436/yr	High	26.4x
4	Public Relations & Advertising University of Florida · Gainesville, FL	73 66–76	$42,099/yr	High	27.4x
5	Public Relations & Advertising University of Florida-Online · Gainesville, FL	74 68–77	$42,099/yr	High	45.7x
6	Public Relations & Advertising San Diego State University · San Diego, CA	72 65–76	$44,197/yr	High	19.8x
7	Public Relations & Advertising Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL	72 66–75	$41,060/yr	High	24.6x
8	Public Relations & Advertising The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX	71 63–75	$47,972/yr	High	16.0x
9	Public Relations & Advertising University of Georgia · Athens, GA	70 62–74	$45,326/yr	High	15.4x
10	Public Relations & Advertising Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global · Marion, IN	73 68–74	$48,225/yr	High	13.7x
11	Public Relations & Advertising Fashion Institute of Technology · New York, NY	69 61–72	$36,849/yr	High	25.9x
12	Public Relations & Advertising University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · Norman, OK	70 64–72	$45,759/yr	High	14.3x
13	Public Relations & Advertising Johnson & Wales University-Online · Providence, RI	69 62–72	$49,033/yr	High	12.3x
14	Public Relations & Advertising Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA	72 66–73	$41,460/yr	High	16.9x
15	Public Relations & Advertising California State University-Dominguez Hills · Carson, CA	69 62–71	$38,798/yr	High	18.8x
16	Public Relations & Advertising University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL	69 62–72	$37,388/yr	High	22.0x
17	Public Relations & Advertising University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA	69 63–70	$43,755/yr	High	13.8x
18	Public Relations & Advertising Southeast Missouri State University · Cape Girardeau, MO	67 59–72	$40,127/yr	High	16.7x
19	Public Relations & Advertising Missouri State University-Springfield · Springfield, MO	67 60–71	$40,178/yr	High	16.2x
20	Public Relations & Advertising University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · Oshkosh, WI	72 67–72	$46,039/yr	High	13.0x
21	Public Relations & Advertising Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA	68 61–71	$35,649/yr	High	23.4x
22	Public Relations & Advertising Iowa State University · Ames, IA	67 60–70	$42,530/yr	High	14.0x
23	Public Relations & Advertising SUNY College at Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY	67 60–70	$40,143/yr	High	15.1x
24	Public Relations & Advertising University of Houston · Houston, TX	68 61–70	$42,472/yr	High	13.9x
25	Public Relations & Advertising University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL	66 59–70	$48,063/yr	High	10.8x
26	Public Relations & Advertising University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE	67 61–69	$42,168/yr	High	13.5x
27	Public Relations & Advertising Appalachian State University · Boone, NC	66 59–69	$36,559/yr	High	17.3x
28	Public Relations & Advertising Franklin University · Columbus, OH	69 65–68	$46,518/yr	High	11.4x
29	Public Relations & Advertising Miami University-Oxford · Oxford, OH	66 59–70	$50,700/yr	High	10.1x
30	Public Relations & Advertising Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA	67 61–69	$40,976/yr	High	14.1x
31	Public Relations & Advertising The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL	65 58–69	$42,445/yr	High	12.5x
32	Public Relations & Advertising Montana State University Billings · Billings, MT	69 63–69	$39,666/yr	High	13.8x
33	Public Relations & Advertising State University of New York at Oswego · Oswego, NY	65 57–69	$37,203/yr	High	15.8x
34	Public Relations & Advertising University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia, SC	65 58–69	$42,974/yr	High	12.1x
35	Public Relations & Advertising Arkansas State University · Jonesboro, AR	68 63–68	$40,812/yr	High	12.2x
36	Public Relations & Advertising National University · San Diego, CA	67 63–68	$50,070/yr	High	8.4x
37	Public Relations & Advertising University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY	65 59–67	$45,275/yr	High	10.2x
38	Public Relations & Advertising Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI	64 57–68	$45,158/yr	High	10.2x
39	Public Relations & Advertising South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD	65 59–66	$39,795/yr	High	12.7x
40	Public Relations & Advertising University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	64 58–65	$38,136/yr	High	12.6x
41	Public Relations & Advertising Northern Kentucky University · Highland Heights, KY	64 59–66	$41,842/yr	High	11.0x
42	Public Relations & Advertising Minnesota State University Moorhead · Moorhead, MN	63 57–66	$39,198/yr	High	12.3x
43	Public Relations & Advertising North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	63 56–67	$39,223/yr	High	12.5x
44	Public Relations & Advertising The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN	63 56–66	$42,173/yr	High	10.7x
45	Public Relations & Advertising Texas State University · San Marcos, TX	63 57–66	$40,411/yr	High	11.5x
46	Public Relations & Advertising The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX	64 58–66	$41,703/yr	High	11.2x
47	Public Relations & Advertising Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX	63 57–66	$41,023/yr	High	11.4x
48	Public Relations & Advertising Dalton State College · Dalton, GA	64 58–66	$29,594/yr	High	21.5x
49	Public Relations & Advertising Ball State University · Muncie, IN	62 55–65	$38,020/yr	High	11.8x
50	Public Relations & Advertising University of Central Missouri · Warrensburg, MO	63 58–64	$39,401/yr	High	11.2x
51	Public Relations & Advertising University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC	66 61–66	$38,190/yr	High	12.2x
52	Public Relations & Advertising Bowling Green State University-Main Campus · Bowling Green, OH	62 56–65	$42,296/yr	High	9.6x
53	Public Relations & Advertising Kent State University at Kent · Kent, OH	62 56–65	$40,867/yr	High	10.6x
54	Public Relations & Advertising University of Central Oklahoma · Edmond, OK	63 57–65	$36,388/yr	High	13.3x
55	Public Relations & Advertising University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	62 54–66	$42,159/yr	High	10.3x
56	Public Relations & Advertising University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI	61 54–67	$42,181/yr	High	10.3x
57	Public Relations & Advertising Auburn University · Auburn, AL	62 56–64	$41,458/yr	High	9.7x
58	Public Relations & Advertising Illinois State University · Normal, IL	62 55–64	$43,874/yr	High	8.7x
59	Public Relations & Advertising Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	62 57–64	$46,520/yr	High	7.6x
60	Public Relations & Advertising University of Akron Main Campus · Akron, OH	62 56–63	$41,396/yr	High	9.4x
61	Public Relations & Advertising Washington State University · Pullman, WA	64 60–65	$45,820/yr	High	7.8x
62	Public Relations & Advertising University of Southern Indiana · Evansville, IN	59 52–64	$34,736/yr	High	12.6x
63	Public Relations & Advertising Murray State University · Murray, KY	61 57–62	$38,054/yr	High	10.4x
64	Public Relations & Advertising Central Michigan University · Mount Pleasant, MI	60 54–64	$40,346/yr	High	9.7x
65	Public Relations & Advertising Wayne State University · Detroit, MI	61 55–64	$41,306/yr	High	9.3x
66	Public Relations & Advertising SUNY at Fredonia · Fredonia, NY	59 52–63	$33,126/yr	High	13.4x
67	Public Relations & Advertising Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · Stillwater, OK	59 52–63	$34,752/yr	High	12.3x
68	Public Relations & Advertising West Texas A & M University · Canyon, TX	60 55–62	$35,658/yr	High	11.7x
69	Public Relations & Advertising Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · Tallahassee, FL	59 53–62	$28,516/yr	High	16.2x
70	Public Relations & Advertising Florida International University · Miami, FL	63 58–63	$34,435/yr	High	12.1x
71	Public Relations & Advertising University of South Florida · Tampa, FL	63 58–63	$34,105/yr	High	12.3x
72	Public Relations & Advertising Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MI	59 54–62	$41,420/yr	High	7.8x
73	Public Relations & Advertising University of Memphis · Memphis, TN	62 58–62	$39,819/yr	High	8.6x
74	Public Relations & Advertising Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ	58 52–61	$36,920/yr	High	9.8x
75	Public Relations & Advertising University of Central Arkansas · Conway, AR	59 53–61	$35,177/yr	High	10.9x
76	Public Relations & Advertising American University · Washington, DC	58 50–62	$50,026/yr	High	3.2x
77	Public Relations & Advertising Eastern Kentucky University · Richmond, KY	58 52–60	$34,920/yr	High	10.7x
78	Public Relations & Advertising Ferris State University · Big Rapids, MI	58 52–61	$38,375/yr	High	8.8x
79	Public Relations & Advertising Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY	58 52–61	$54,934/yr	High	2.3x
80	Public Relations & Advertising Cleveland State University · Cleveland, OH	59 53–61	$38,027/yr	High	9.4x
81	Public Relations & Advertising Johnson & Wales University-Providence · Providence, RI	59 52–61	$49,033/yr	High	3.4x
82	Public Relations & Advertising Clemson University · Clemson, SC	60 55–62	$43,318/yr	High	6.0x
83	Public Relations & Advertising University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO	59 54–61	$42,218/yr	High	5.4x
84	Public Relations & Advertising Wilmington University · New Castle, DE	60 56–61	$40,408/yr	High	7.2x
85	Public Relations & Advertising North Central College · Naperville, IL	57 51–59	$48,549/yr	High	2.8x
86	Public Relations & Advertising Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · Marion, IN	59 53–60	$48,225/yr	High	2.9x
87	Public Relations & Advertising Western Kentucky University · Bowling Green, KY	57 51–60	$35,534/yr	High	9.7x
88	Public Relations & Advertising Assumption University · Worcester, MA	58 52–60	$51,114/yr	High	2.7x
89	Public Relations & Advertising Endicott College · Beverly, MA	58 52–60	$47,903/yr	High	3.1x
90	Public Relations & Advertising Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI	57 51–60	$38,172/yr	High	8.4x
91	Public Relations & Advertising Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI	57 50–60	$37,718/yr	High	8.5x
92	Public Relations & Advertising Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	57 51–60	$41,165/yr	High	6.2x
93	Public Relations & Advertising Winthrop University · Rock Hill, SC	58 53–60	$40,487/yr	High	6.5x
94	Public Relations & Advertising Oakland University · Rochester Hills, MI	58 53–60	$40,299/yr	High	5.9x
95	Public Relations & Advertising Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX	56 50–59	$51,828/yr	High	2.0x
96	Public Relations & Advertising The University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX	57 51–59	$33,280/yr	High	10.6x
97	Public Relations & Advertising Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX	56 49–59	$48,053/yr	High	2.5x
98	Public Relations & Advertising Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL	57 52–59	$38,369/yr	High	6.2x
99	Public Relations & Advertising Drake University · Des Moines, IA	54 48–58	$44,492/yr	High	2.8x
100	Public Relations & Advertising Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	55 47–59	$28,091/yr	High	12.6x
101	Public Relations & Advertising Northern Michigan University · Marquette, MI	55 48–58	$34,319/yr	High	8.9x
102	Public Relations & Advertising Northwood University · Midland, MI	55 49–58	$41,857/yr	High	3.6x
103	Public Relations & Advertising Northwest University · Kirkland, WA	56 50–58	$45,209/yr	High	2.9x
104	Public Relations & Advertising Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies · Springfield, MO	59 54–59	$33,862/yr	High	9.5x
105	Public Relations & Advertising University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA	55 49–57	$50,041/yr	High	1.6x
106	Public Relations & Advertising University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	56 51–56	$34,434/yr	High	8.2x
107	Public Relations & Advertising Webster University · Saint Louis, MO	55 50–57	$42,421/yr	High	3.0x
108	Public Relations & Advertising Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ	54 48–58	$35,116/yr	High	8.1x
109	Public Relations & Advertising Pace University · New York, NY	54 47–57	$44,485/yr	High	2.3x
110	Public Relations & Advertising University of Vermont · Burlington, VT	54 47–57	$35,931/yr	High	6.7x
111	Public Relations & Advertising Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ	54 49–56	$37,307/yr	High	4.3x
112	Public Relations & Advertising Pepperdine University · Malibu, CA	54 47–56	$45,988/yr	High	1.8x
113	Public Relations & Advertising Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT	55 50–56	$35,444/yr	High	6.1x
114	Public Relations & Advertising Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT	53 47–57	$43,591/yr	High	2.4x
115	Public Relations & Advertising University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL	53 46–57	$43,917/yr	High	2.2x
116	Public Relations & Advertising Columbia College Chicago · Chicago, IL	54 47–56	$39,794/yr	High	3.4x
117	Public Relations & Advertising DePaul University · Chicago, IL	53 46–56	$41,234/yr	High	2.8x
118	Public Relations & Advertising Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL	53 47–56	$43,308/yr	High	2.3x
119	Public Relations & Advertising Loras College · Dubuque, IA	53 47–56	$40,938/yr	High	2.8x
120	Public Relations & Advertising Siena Heights University · Adrian, MI	54 48–56	$39,677/yr	High	3.4x
121	Public Relations & Advertising University of Northwestern-St Paul · Saint Paul, MN	53 47–55	$41,278/yr	High	2.7x
122	Public Relations & Advertising Capital University · Columbus, OH	55 49–56	$45,235/yr	High	1.9x
123	Public Relations & Advertising York College of Pennsylvania · York, PA	53 46–56	$36,557/yr	High	5.2x
124	Public Relations & Advertising The University of Tampa · Tampa, FL	52 44–56	$36,977/yr	High	4.4x
125	Public Relations & Advertising Suffolk University · Boston, MA	54 49–55	$44,863/yr	High	1.5x
126	Public Relations & Advertising Rider University · Lawrenceville, NJ	52 45–56	$38,600/yr	High	3.3x
127	Public Relations & Advertising Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY	52 46–55	$42,030/yr	High	2.3x
128	Public Relations & Advertising Wingate University · Wingate, NC	53 46–55	$40,438/yr	High	2.8x
129	Public Relations & Advertising Otterbein University · Westerville, OH	52 44–55	$37,430/yr	High	3.6x
130	Public Relations & Advertising Roger Williams University · Bristol, RI	55 49–56	$45,269/yr	High	1.7x
131	Public Relations & Advertising Utah State University · Logan, UT	56 51–56	$32,741/yr	High	7.9x
132	Public Relations & Advertising California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA	54 50–54	$28,226/yr	High	9.1x
133	Public Relations & Advertising Metropolitan State University of Denver · Denver, CO	53 49–54	$32,601/yr	High	6.6x
134	Public Relations & Advertising Morehead State University · Morehead, KY	51 44–54	$27,737/yr	High	9.5x
135	Public Relations & Advertising Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH	52 46–54	$41,958/yr	High	2.0x
136	Public Relations & Advertising Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI	51 45–55	$40,583/yr	High	2.3x
137	Public Relations & Advertising Chapman University · Orange, CA	50 43–54	$40,141/yr	High	2.0x
138	Public Relations & Advertising University of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA	49 42–55	$37,856/yr	High	2.8x
139	Public Relations & Advertising Bradley University · Peoria, IL	50 44–53	$38,351/yr	High	2.5x
140	Public Relations & Advertising Butler University · Indianapolis, IN	51 44–53	$39,701/yr	High	2.0x
141	Public Relations & Advertising Coe College · Cedar Rapids, IA	51 44–54	$40,167/yr	High	2.0x
142	Public Relations & Advertising Simpson College · Indianola, IA	52 46–53	$41,925/yr	High	1.3x
143	Public Relations & Advertising Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY	50 44–54	$39,446/yr	High	2.3x
144	Public Relations & Advertising Marymount Manhattan College · New York, NY	52 47–54	$41,696/yr	High	1.6x
145	Public Relations & Advertising Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA	51 44–53	$39,651/yr	High	2.1x
146	Public Relations & Advertising Gonzaga University · Spokane, WA	50 43–54	$39,013/yr	High	2.4x
147	Public Relations & Advertising Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	51 46–52	$31,093/yr	High	5.5x
148	Public Relations & Advertising Harding University · Searcy, AR	50 43–53	$33,577/yr	High	4.1x
149	Public Relations & Advertising Howard University · Washington, DC	52 46–53	$39,120/yr	High	1.9x
150	Public Relations & Advertising St. John's University-New York · Queens, NY	49 43–53	$38,210/yr	High	2.3x
151	Public Relations & Advertising Meredith College · Raleigh, NC	51 46–53	$40,762/yr	High	1.3x
152	Public Relations & Advertising Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH	50 43–52	$36,620/yr	High	2.7x
153	Public Relations & Advertising Universidad del Sagrado Corazon · Santurce, PR	47 38–54	$13,085/yr	High	10.2x
154	Public Relations & Advertising Evangel University · Springfield, MO	51 45–52	$36,585/yr	High	2.4x
155	Public Relations & Advertising Lindenwood University · Saint Charles, MO	49 43–51	$32,000/yr	High	3.8x
156	Public Relations & Advertising Seton Hall University · South Orange, NJ	50 45–52	$40,602/yr	High	1.0x
157	Public Relations & Advertising Lee University · Cleveland, TN	49 43–52	$33,162/yr	High	3.8x
158	Public Relations & Advertising Dallas Baptist University · Dallas, TX	50 45–51	$38,613/yr	High	1.5x
159	Public Relations & Advertising Husson University · Bangor, ME	49 43–51	$32,714/yr	High	3.6x
160	Public Relations & Advertising Florida Southern College · Lakeland, FL	47 41–51	$35,023/yr	High	2.5x
161	Public Relations & Advertising Franklin College · Franklin, IN	49 44–50	$36,964/yr	High	1.5x
162	Public Relations & Advertising Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY	47 41–51	$36,664/yr	High	1.8x
163	Public Relations & Advertising University of Portland · Portland, OR	47 40–50	$35,605/yr	High	1.9x
164	Public Relations & Advertising University of Scranton · Scranton, PA	47 40–51	$35,568/yr	High	2.2x
165	Public Relations & Advertising Loyola University New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	47 41–49	$36,004/yr	High	1.7x
166	Public Relations & Advertising Ashland University · Ashland, OH	45 38–49	$29,437/yr	High	3.7x
167	Public Relations & Advertising Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH	48 43–50	$27,068/yr	High	5.3x
168	Public Relations & Advertising George Fox University · Newberg, OR	48 43–50	$37,012/yr	High	1.3x
169	Public Relations & Advertising Point Park University · Pittsburgh, PA	46 39–50	$32,495/yr	High	2.8x
170	Public Relations & Advertising Susquehanna University · Selinsgrove, PA	47 41–49	$36,632/yr	High	1.3x
171	Public Relations & Advertising Biola University · La Mirada, CA	47 42–49	$36,319/yr	High	0.9x
172	Public Relations & Advertising Flagler College · Saint Augustine, FL	47 42–48	$32,713/yr	High	2.1x
173	Public Relations & Advertising Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA	47 41–49	$37,125/yr	High	0.5x
174	Public Relations & Advertising California Baptist University · Riverside, CA	45 39–47	$32,782/yr	High	1.9x
175	Public Relations & Advertising Drury University · Springfield, MO	46 41–47	$33,862/yr	High	1.4x
176	Public Relations & Advertising Tulane University of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA	43 37–45	$32,879/yr	High	0.3x
177	Public Relations & Advertising Campbell University · Buies Creek, NC	43 38–45	$31,953/yr	High	1.0x
178	Public Relations & Advertising Benedict College · Columbia, SC	45 39–46	$26,891/yr	High	2.7x
179	Public Relations & Advertising Emerson College · Boston, MA	41 34–46	$28,606/yr	High	1.8x
180	Public Relations & Advertising Anderson University · Anderson, SC	42 37–44	$29,215/yr	High	1.2x
181	Public Relations & Advertising Full Sail University · Winter Park, FL	42 36–43	$26,728/yr	High	1.5x
182	Public Relations & Advertising Manhattan College · Riverdale, NY	39 33–41	$26,502/yr	High	0.3x
183	Public Relations & Advertising Lewis University · Romeoville, IL	38 32–40	$24,202/yr	High	0.6x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Public Relations & Advertising?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Miami University-Hamilton ranks #1 for Public Relations & Advertising with a score of 77/100 and graduate earnings of $50,700/yr.

How much do Public Relations & Advertising graduates earn?

Across 183 schools, Public Relations & Advertising graduates earn an average of $39,349/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $54,934/yr.

Is Public Relations & Advertising a good major for AI resistance?

Public Relations & Advertising has an average AI task exposure of 53%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.