2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Plains States Region

Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #176 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for other public relations, advertising, and applied communication students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Plains States Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality other public relations, advertising, and applied communication program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for other public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Coe College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Coe is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication in Iowa.

There were approximately 9 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication individuals who graduated with this degree at Coe in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Missouri Western State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication in Missouri.

There were about 5 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication individuals who graduated with this degree at Missouri Western in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Missouri Western State University

3

Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SD

#1 Best Quality In SD

Black Hills State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. BHSU is a small public university located in the distant town of Spearfish. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication in South Dakota.

There were roughly 2 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication students who graduated with this degree at BHSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Black Hills State University

4

Columbia College
Columbia, MO

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MO

Columbia College is a popular option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

There were roughly 1 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia College Missouri in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Fontbonne University
Saint Louis, MO

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MO

Fontbonne University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 1 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication students who graduated with this degree at Fontbonne University in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN

#1 Most Popular In MN

SMU MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Winona. More information about a bachelor’s in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

6

Hastings College
Hastings, NE

#1 Most Popular In NE

Located in the distant town of Hastings, Hastings is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Hastings College

Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Colleges by State

Explore the most popular other public relations, advertising, and applied communication schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	467	9
Minnesota	438	0
Iowa	396	13
South Dakota	229	1

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Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Related Rankings by Major

Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	308
Public Relations	275
Advertising	122
International & Intercultural Communication	111
General Organizational Communication	88
Sports Communication	54
Political Communication	15
Health Communication	15
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	4

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz. More about our data sources and methodologies.