2026 Best Public Relations Schools in North Carolina
Public Relations programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for public relations students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Public Relations in North Carolina
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public relations degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Public Relations
Leading the list is Appalachian State University, our #1 school for public relations. Appalachian State University is a very large public school located in the town of Boone. About 74% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 62 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the public relations program make about $36,559 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $21,500.
See the full public relations program report for Appalachian State University
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
