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CIP GROUP: 09.09
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.

Summary: Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 09.0900 - 09.0999.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 402 16785 2249
2021 430 16824 2276
2022 448 17098 2556
2023 417 16850 2856
2024 469 15715 3129
Change +3.73% +0.39% +26.99%

Related CIPs

09 COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
09.09 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.
09.0900 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.
09.0901 Organizational Communication, General.
09.0902 Public Relations/Image Management.
09.0903 Advertising.
09.0904 Political Communication.
09.0905 Health Communication.
09.0906 Sports Communication.
09.0907 International and Intercultural Communication.
09.0908 Technical and Scientific Communication.
09.0909 Communication Management and Strategic Communications.
09.0999 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Abilene Christian University7 -62.50%
Adams State University2 -
Adrian College4 -
Albion College11 -
American University107 +21.10%
Anderson University5 -44.44%
Appalachian State University111 -9.20%
Arcadia University1 -
Arizona State University Campus Immersion121 -
Arkansas State University49 +31.43%
Ashland University7 -42.31%
Assumption University15 -3.85%
Auburn University86 +40.74%
Averett University6 -
Azusa Pacific University15 +120.00%
Baldwin Wallace University5 -26.67%
Ball State University64 -22.94%
Barry University5 -38.46%
Belhaven University2 +500.00%
Belmont University9 +35.29%
Biola University30 -10.00%
Black Hills State University3 +500.00%
Boise State University18 -
Boston University297 -
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus17 -4.76%
Bradley University52 -10.96%
Brigham Young University202 +1.09%
Buena Vista University5 +250.00%
Bushnell University2 -
Butler University79 +54.39%
CUNY Queens College4 -
California Baptist University31 -40.00%
California Lutheran University24 -
California State University-Dominguez Hills81 +2775.00%
California State University-Long Beach54 -
Calvin University9 -88.24%
Campbell University11 -37.04%
Canisius University17 -
Capital University9 -56.25%
Carlow University2 -
Carroll College1 -25.00%
Carthage College1 -15.38%
Central Connecticut State University40 -6.25%
Central Michigan University65 -43.13%
Central Washington University12 -46.15%
Chapman University50 -37.68%
Clemson University26 +8.70%
Cleveland State University99 -28.17%
Coe College4 -53.85%
College of the Ozarks10 -8.33%
Colorado Christian University9 -
Columbia College Chicago27 -49.09%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania46 -
Concordia University Ann Arbor1 -100.00%
Concordia University-Saint Paul2 -
Concordia University-Wisconsin3 -33.33%
Culver-Stockton College1 -
Curry College3 -
Dallas Baptist University14 -70.00%
Dalton State College24 -52.94%
DePaul University147 -37.08%
Dominican University4 -18.18%
Dordt University1 -
Drake University63 -4.08%
Drexel University42 -
Drury University6 -
Duquesne University51 +7.84%
East Texas Baptist University4 -
Eastern Illinois University22 +4.55%
Eastern Kentucky University15 -71.88%
Eastern Michigan University8 -36.36%
Elizabethtown College6 +100.00%
Elon University167 +13.55%
Emerson College44 +37.50%
Endicott College23 -16.67%
Evangel University1 -94.12%
Fairfield University12 -20.00%
Fashion Institute of Technology275 -8.96%
Ferris State University18 -23.08%
Flagler College22 -46.55%
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University24 +11.54%
Florida College2 -100.00%
Florida International University222 +386.44%
Florida Memorial University1 -71.43%
Florida Southern College36 -35.82%
Florida State University84 -13.21%
Franklin College10 -47.62%
Franklin Pierce University1 +33.33%
Franklin University26 -21.21%
Freed-Hardeman University8 +16.67%
Full Sail University40 -16.00%
Gannon University6 +200.00%
George Fox University11 -32.00%
George Washington University39 +25.00%
Georgia Southern University53 -46.84%
Gonzaga University13 -17.95%
Grand Valley State University140 -1.88%
Great Lakes Christian College1 +300.00%
Hampton University10 -100.00%
Hardin-Simmons University8 -
Harding University37 -20.00%
Hastings College10 +450.00%
High Point University14 -
Hofstra University40 -40.00%
Hood College10 -53.85%
Howard University96 -16.67%
Huntington University8 -33.33%
Husson University8 +40.00%
Illinois College1 -
Illinois State University65 -7.14%
Indiana University-Indianapolis1 -33.33%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion6 -7.69%
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global3 -
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce5 +180.00%
Iowa State University80 -24.31%
Ithaca College119 -15.34%
Johnson & Wales University-Online2 +100.00%
Johnson & Wales University-Providence11 -48.00%
Johnson University3 -66.67%
Juniata College2 -
Kansas Wesleyan University2 -100.00%
Keene State College3 -75.00%
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale2 +40.00%
Kennesaw State University170 +31.69%
Kent State University at Kent52 -15.00%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania10 -
La Sierra University4 -83.33%
Lamar University2 -
Lasell University13 -
LeTourneau University2 -100.00%
Lee University18 -32.65%
Lehigh University2 -100.00%
Lewis University10 -7.14%
Lewis-Clark State College1 -
Lindenwood University13 -61.54%
Lipscomb University17 -
Loras College20 -45.00%
Louisiana Christian University3 -50.00%
Loyola University Chicago119 +27.52%
Loyola University New Orleans24 -41.67%
Lubbock Christian University1 +50.00%
Lynn University13 +16.67%
Manchester University1 +100.00%
Manhattan College11 -
Marian University2 -
Marietta College15 +200.00%
Marquette University91 -23.08%
Marymount Manhattan College6 +18.18%
McKendree University2 +50.00%
Mercer University6 -44.44%
Mercy University11 -25.00%
Meredith College9 -43.48%
Messiah University12 -40.00%
Metropolitan State University of Denver13 -68.75%
Miami University-Hamilton11 +125.00%
Miami University-Middletown1 +50.00%
Miami University-Oxford151 -14.75%
Michigan State University444 +11.29%
Michigan Technological University6 -18.18%
Midway University21 -
Minnesota State University Moorhead12 -39.13%
Minnesota State University-Mankato16 -
Mississippi College5 -37.50%
Mississippi Valley State University12 -38.89%
Missouri State University-Springfield29 -22.22%
Missouri Western State University3 +50.00%
Monmouth College8 -11.11%
Montana State University Billings10 +88.89%
Montclair State University29 -
Morehead State University20 -11.11%
Morehouse College10 -
Morgan State University20 -39.29%
Mount Mercy University1 -100.00%
Mount Saint Mary College6 -
Murray State University45 -35.29%
Muskingum University10 +100.00%
National University14 +75.00%
Nebraska Wesleyan University4 -20.00%
New York Institute of Technology4 -57.89%
Newman University3 +50.00%
North Central College8 -60.00%
North Dakota State University-Main Campus27 -38.64%
North Park University2 -60.00%
Northern Arizona University99 -3.27%
Northern Kentucky University14 -35.00%
Northern Michigan University13 +80.00%
Northwest Missouri State University3 -50.00%
Northwest Nazarene University1 -
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education5 -
Northwestern College11 -50.00%
Northwood University1 -80.95%
Notre Dame College8 +75.00%
Oakland University17 +137.50%
Oglethorpe University5 -
Ohio Dominican University8 -10.00%
Ohio Northern University5 -50.00%
Oklahoma Christian University1 -55.56%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus108 -35.66%
Olivet Nazarene University7 +58.33%
Oral Roberts University6 -
Otterbein University22 -16.67%
Our Lady of the Lake University4 -40.00%
Pace University69 -13.86%
Pacific Union College5 -81.25%
Palm Beach Atlantic University7 +50.00%
Park University5 +66.67%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus349 -1.01%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine1 -
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg1 -100.00%
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus33 -50.82%
Pennsylvania Western University12 -
Pepperdine University85 -
Piedmont University3 -
Point Loma Nazarene University8 -
Point Park University18 -53.85%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce4 +83.33%
Providence College1 -
Quinnipiac University54 -27.59%
Regent University2 -50.00%
Regis University1 -
Rhode Island College12 -
Rider University18 -48.15%
Robert Morris University5 -
Rochester Institute of Technology5 -15.38%
Rockhurst University2 -
Roger Williams University10 +80.00%
Rowan University184 +6.74%
SUNY Buffalo State University17 -75.36%
SUNY College at Plattsburgh11 -57.69%
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill4 -
SUNY at Fredonia26 -2.78%
Sacred Heart University16 -
Saint Ambrose University7 -
Saint Edward's University1 -71.43%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota14 +100.00%
Saint Vincent College4 -
Saint Xavier University3 +200.00%
Salem State University15 -61.36%
San Diego State University34 +13.89%
San Jose State University78 +17.28%
Seton Hall University17 -17.86%
Seton Hill University2 -
Siena College55 -
Siena Heights University14 -45.45%
Simmons University5 +200.00%
Simpson College13 -37.50%
South Dakota State University22 +14.29%
Southeast Missouri State University47 -13.85%
Southeastern University5 -60.00%
Southern Adventist University6 +16.67%
Southern Methodist University107 +23.71%
Southern New Hampshire University608 +50.25%
Southwestern Adventist University1 +100.00%
Spring Arbor University2 -
St Bonaventure University10 -
St. Francis College3 -
St. John's University-New York42 -27.63%
State University of New York at Oswego42 +4.08%
Stephen F Austin State University2 -
Sterling College1 -
Suffolk University60 +10.34%
Susquehanna University29 -
Syracuse University218 -10.41%
Taylor University10 +66.67%
Temple University253 -24.32%
Texas Christian University150 -3.23%
Texas State University318 +11.88%
Texas Tech University259 +4.29%
The University of Alabama315 -21.52%
The University of Findlay2 -66.67%
The University of Tampa90 +14.10%
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville134 +18.45%
The University of Texas at Arlington1 -
The University of Texas at Austin487 +10.24%
The University of Texas at El Paso67 -
Thomas College4 +150.00%
Thomas Jefferson University5 -22.22%
Trevecca Nazarene University1 -
Trinity Christian College5 -
Tulane University of Louisiana3 -87.50%
Union University1 +25.00%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus2 -90.00%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus3 +66.67%
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon65 +3.39%
University of Advancing Technology3 -
University of Akron Main Campus32 -15.09%
University of Arkansas15 -
University of Central Arkansas18 -18.92%
University of Central Florida105 +0.81%
University of Central Missouri15 -40.91%
University of Central Oklahoma59 -25.00%
University of Charleston3 -
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus23 -
University of Colorado Boulder411 +5.14%
University of Evansville11 +114.29%
University of Florida381 -8.21%
University of Florida-Online69 +229.41%
University of Georgia298 -5.20%
University of Houston158 +45.45%
University of Idaho42 -42.22%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign191 -8.68%
University of Kentucky134 -6.36%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette32 +45.45%
University of Memphis45 +8.33%
University of Miami131 +9.46%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities197 -
University of Mobile1 -
University of Mount Olive3 +400.00%
University of Mount Union5 +11.11%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln226 +1.70%
University of North Texas17 -
University of Northern Iowa36 -8.82%
University of Northwestern-St Paul8 -50.00%
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus78 +6.10%
University of Oregon430 -11.32%
University of Portland22 -19.35%
University of Puerto Rico-Carolina7 -70.00%
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras44 -39.29%
University of Rhode Island144 +15.48%
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne1 -
University of San Francisco25 -38.89%
University of Scranton25 -21.43%
University of Sioux Falls1 -
University of South Alabama8 -
University of South Carolina-Columbia183 -13.79%
University of South Florida183 +1692.31%
University of Southern California80 -19.79%
University of Southern Indiana14 -25.49%
University of Southern Mississippi21 +285.71%
University of St Thomas11 -
University of Vermont73 -39.53%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire34 -
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh23 -30.77%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls52 +11.11%
Upper Iowa University4 -
Utah State University25 -36.67%
Utah Valley University183 -
Utica University8 -14.29%
Waldorf University2 -
Walla Walla University8 -
Warner University3 -
Washington State University262 +40.65%
Washington University in St Louis4 -
Washington and Lee University14 -14.29%
Wayne State University29 -4.88%
Waynesburg University13 -50.00%
Webber International University11 +600.00%
Webster University14 -5.26%
Wesleyan College1 +33.33%
West Texas A & M University7 -75.00%
West Virginia University3 -
Western Kentucky University68 +1.16%
Western Michigan University78 -43.10%
Westminster College2 -50.00%
Wichita State University11 -
William Jewell College2 +66.67%
William Peace University1 -62.50%
Wilmington University4 -54.55%
Wingate University21 -22.22%
Winthrop University7 -53.57%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute7 +16.67%
Xavier University18 -36.96%
York College of Pennsylvania7 -88.24%
Youngstown State University6 -54.55%