by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Relations & Advertising is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 21,099 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,287 and had an average of $23,973 in loans still to pay off.
Across Missouri, there were 367 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,645 and $23,814 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 292 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in public relations and advertising. That schools that top this list have a program in public relations and advertising in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Ozarks. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri. Hard Work U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Culver - Stockton College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri. Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 69 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hannibal - LaGrange University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri. Hannibal, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #6, Evangel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri list. Evangel University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 8 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #7. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 27 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southwest Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri list. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bolivar, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Baptist University Public Relations & Advertising Report
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri ranking. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 57 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Missouri Western State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri list. Missouri Western State University is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
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Webster University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Avila University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri list. Avila is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Missouri landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri ranking. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, William Jewell College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri list. William Jewell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Liberty, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Missouri Baptist University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Fontbonne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Fontbonne University Public Relations & Advertising Report
Park University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri ranking. Park University is a medium-sized school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 6 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri ranking. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri list. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Washington University in St Louis Public Relations & Advertising Report
Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #20. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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Westminster College Missouri ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri list. Located in Fulton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Westminster College Missouri Public Relations & Advertising Report
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri ranking. Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri Valley College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Marshall, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Valley College Public Relations & Advertising Report
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