2024 Best Public Relations Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
710PR Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in public relations, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #138 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for public relations students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 710 degrees in public relations during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The pr program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Relations rankings. For our Best Overall Public Relations School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Relations Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Public Relations in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the pr degree levels they offer.
University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in public relations. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 144 public relations students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
University of Oregon is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public relations. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 244 public relations students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in public relations has to check out Washington State University. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were about 106 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in public relations needs to check out San Jose State University. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means San Jose State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 public relations students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 54 public relations students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.
CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 7th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 23 public relations students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 98th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 96 public relations students who graduated with this degree at CSUDH in the most recent data year.
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).
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The pr program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Relations rankings. For our Best Overall Public Relations School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
