2024 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #105 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 38 bachelor's degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public relations, advertising, & applied communication students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public relations, advertising, & applied communication students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public relations, advertising, & applied communication related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public relations, advertising, & applied communication students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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, & Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in Arkansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

1

Harding University
Searcy, AR

7 Annual Graduates

Harding University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Harding University

2

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

31 Annual Graduates

University of Central Arkansas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Conway.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from University of Central Arkansas

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	492	752
Tennessee	460	17
North Carolina	453	20
Georgia	453	178
South Carolina	370	14
Kentucky	331	9
Alabama	320	3
Louisiana	306	96
Mississippi	275	16
West Virginia	223	5

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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
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	41
Public Relations	17
Advertising	4

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz. More about our data sources and methodologies.