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 3 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for public relations students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 73 degrees in public relations to qualified students.
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. 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.
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 Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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.
Missouri State University - Springfield is a great option for students pursuing a degree in public relations. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #427 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Webster University if you want to pursue a degree in public relations. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #219 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Central Missouri is a good option for students interested in a degree in public relations. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 15 public relations students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Culver - Stockton College if you want to pursue a degree in public relations. Located in the rural area of Canton, Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 34th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 4 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Culver - Stockton 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. 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.
