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

A degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #170 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 degrees in public relations, advertising, & applied communication during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Pick Your Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees they offer, see the list below.

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

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Elon University
Elon, NC

Any student who is interested in public relations, advertising, & applied communication needs to look into Elon University. Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon.More information about a degree in public relations, advertising, & applied communication from Elon University

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Wingate University
Wingate, NC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wingate University is a good choice for students interested in a 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 degree 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	715	831
Georgia	690	178
Tennessee	624	17
South Carolina	530	19
Kentucky	518	9
Mississippi	501	38
Alabama	500	3
Louisiana	489	96
Arkansas	466	38
West Virginia	410	15

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	160
Advertising	84
Public Relations	73
General Organizational Communication	30
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	29
Sports Communication	22
Health Communication	3
Political Communication	1

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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