2024 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in South Carolina

Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #170 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in South Carolina to review for the 2024 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in South Carolina ranking.

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Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in South Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top South Carolina Schools in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

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Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, SC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8.3% Growth in Graduates

Anderson University South Carolina is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Anderson.More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Anderson University South Carolina

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Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

80.0% Growth in Graduates

Coastal Carolina University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Coastal Carolina University

Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	831
North Carolina	710	20
Georgia	690	178
Tennessee	624	17
Kentucky	518	9
Mississippi	501	38
Alabama	500	3
Louisiana	489	96
Arkansas	466	38
West Virginia	410	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations	173
Advertising	124
Sports Communication	26
General Organizational Communication	3
Health Communication	2

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Notes and References

• 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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