2025 Best Public Relations Schools in Maryland

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 99 degrees in public relations annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Public Relations Schools List

Pick Your Public Relations Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Relations Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Public Relations in Maryland

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.

Top Maryland Schools in PR

1

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

76 PR Degrees Awarded

98.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Maryland Global Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in public relations. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in public relations from University of Maryland Global Campus

2

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Morgan State University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in public relations. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in public relations from Morgan State University

Best Public Relations Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	317
Pennsylvania	978	126
New Jersey	614	140
District of Columbia	441	228

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	7
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	2

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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.