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

Public Relations is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #78 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for public relations students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 66 bachelor's degrees in public relations to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in PR matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Relations in Pennsylvania ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for public relations, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. 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 public relations.

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 Public Relations in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations.

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

1

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

49 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Temple University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in public relations. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in Pennsylvania.

There were about 49 public relations individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2

York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at York College of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in public relations. Located in the midsize suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 13 public relations students who graduated with this degree at YCP in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from York College of Pennsylvania

3

Gannon University
Erie, PA

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public relations has to take a look at Gannon University. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Erie. More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Gannon University

4

Westminster College Pennsylvania
New Wilmington, PA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Westminster College Pennsylvania is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in public relations. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of New Wilmington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in Pennsylvania.

There were about 1 public relations individuals who graduated with this degree at Westminster New Wilmington in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Westminster College Pennsylvania

5

Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA

Susquehanna is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Selinsgrove. More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Susquehanna University

5

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Point Park University

5

Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA

Etown is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Elizabethtown. More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Elizabethtown College

 

Best Public Relations Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Relations Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	681	319
Maryland	352	13
New Jersey	332	137
District of Columbia	234	109

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Rankings in Majors Related to PR

One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, Public Relations has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to PR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Advertising	184
General Organizational Communication	166
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	141
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	78
Health Communication	32
Sports Communication	5
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	3
Political Communication	1

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.