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

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #105 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Combined, these schools handed out 20 bachelor's degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public relations, advertising, & applied communication students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public relations, advertising, & applied communication students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication.

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

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Elon University
Elon, NC

Elon University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Elon.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Elon University

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Wingate University
Wingate, NC

7 Annual Graduates

Wingate University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate 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 Wingate University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	752
Tennessee	460	17
Georgia	453	178
South Carolina	370	14
Kentucky	331	9
Alabama	320	3
Louisiana	306	96
Arkansas	294	38
Mississippi	275	16
West Virginia	223	5

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Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Related Rankings by Major

Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	160
Advertising	84
Public Relations	73
Sports Communication	22
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	14
General Organizational Communication	12
Health Communication	3
Political Communication	1

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.