Ranked #138 in popularity, public relations is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Relations Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 196 degrees in public relations to qualified students.
The pr program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Relations rankings. We derive our Best Overall Public Relations School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The pr school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Relations Schools in Washington.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the pr degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in public relations has to check out Washington State University. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were approximately 133 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.
Gonzaga University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in public relations. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Spokane. This university ranks 4th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 32 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Central Washington University if you wish to pursue a degree in public relations. CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 6th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 21 public relations students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The pr program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Relations rankings. We derive our Best Overall Public Relations School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
