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2024 Best Public Relations Schools in New Jersey

4 Colleges in New Jersey
141 PR Degrees Awarded
Public Relations is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #138 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for public relations students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 141 degrees in public relations to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Public Relations School

Best Public Relations Schools in New Jersey Your choice of public relations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public relations schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Public Relations Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in PR
Master's Degrees in PR

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 Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Public Relations in New Jersey

The schools below may not offer all types of pr degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in PR

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
87 PR Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in public relations has to take a look at Rowan University. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

There were about 87 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in public relations from Rowan University

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ

It's difficult to beat Rider University if you want to pursue a degree in public relations. Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. This university ranks 12th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 15 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in public relations from Rider University

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
32 PR Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Seton Hall University if you wish to pursue a degree in public relations. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #404 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.

There were approximately 32 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in public relations from Seton Hall University

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ

It's difficult to beat Monmouth University if you want to pursue a degree in public relations. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 1 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in public relations from Monmouth University

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Kean University
Union, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ

Any student pursuing a degree in public relations needs to check out Kean University. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 5 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in public relations from Kean University


 

Best Public Relations Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 317
Pennsylvania 978 126
Maryland 618 29
District of Columbia 441 228

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

Majors Similar to PR

Related Major Annual Graduates
Advertising 93
Sports Communication 50
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 36
General Organizational Communication 33
Health Communication 1

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