2023 Most Well Attended PR Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate

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In 2020-2021, 5,216 people earned their degree in public relations, making the major the 138th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 287 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended PR Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular public relations programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended PR Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended PR Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate”.

Top 2 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Public Relations in the Plains States Region

1

Bismarck State College
Bismarck, North Dakota

Top 10% overall quality in Plains States

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended PR Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 5 associates’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Relations at Bismarck State College

2

Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, Iowa

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended PR Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s PR degrees to qualified students.

Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Public Relations Report

• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Public Relations

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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