2024 Best Public Relations Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Public Relations is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #87 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 173 bachelor's degrees in public relations 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 much a school focuses on public relations students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public relations students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Public Relations 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Relations in South Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for public relations students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in PR

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

153 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in public relations. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

20 Annual Graduates

Winthrop University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public relations. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Winthrop University

Best Public Relations Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Relations Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	380
Tennessee	460	151
North Carolina	453	73
Georgia	453	175
Virginia	421	9
Kentucky	331	107
Alabama	320	264
Louisiana	306	2
Arkansas	294	17
Mississippi	275	15
West Virginia	223	1

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Public Relations Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to PR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Advertising	124
Sports Communication	26
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	14

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.