2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Relations in California

Ranked #78 in popularity, public relations is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for public relations students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 338 bachelor's degrees in public relations during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Relations School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The PR bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Relations in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of public relations students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Public Relations Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for public relations.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Relations in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for public relations students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for PR Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

100 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern California is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public relations. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in California.

There were about 100 public relations individuals who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from University of Southern California

2

California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA

70 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In CA

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public relations has to check out California State University - Dominguez Hills. CSUDH is a large public university located in the small city of Carson. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in California.

There were approximately 70 public relations individuals who graduated with this degree at CSUDH in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from California State University - Dominguez Hills

3

Chapman University
Orange, CA

62 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Chapman University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Orange. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in California.

There were about 62 public relations individuals who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Chapman University

4

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

60 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at San Jose State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in public relations. San Jose State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Jose. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in California.

There were roughly 60 public relations students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from San Jose State University

5

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

46 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

CSULB is a fairly large public university located in the city of Long Beach. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in California. More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from California State University - Long Beach

 

Best Public Relations Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Relations Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	527	136
Oregon	330	213

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Public Relations Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Advertising	107
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	103
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	67
Health Communication	39
General Organizational Communication	21
International & Intercultural Communication	5

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.