2025 Best Public Relations Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #87 in popularity, public relations is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 118 bachelor's degrees in public relations to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public relations students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public relations students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public relations related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public relations students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Relations Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Relations Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Relations in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in PR

1

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

100 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public relations needs to check out Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Brigham Young University - Provo

2

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

9 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Idaho if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in public relations. U of I is a large public university located in the town of Moscow.More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from University of Idaho

Best Public Relations Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	88
Colorado	316	4
Idaho	312	20
Montana	212	5

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Public Relations Related Rankings by Major

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
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	547
Advertising	115
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	82
General Organizational Communication	25
International & Intercultural Communication	25
Technical & Scientific Communication	5
Health Communication	1
Sports 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.