Public Relations is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #138 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Relations Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 128 degrees in public relations to qualified students.
Your choice of public relations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public relations schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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.
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The schools below may not offer all types of pr degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in public relations needs to check out Rowan University. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #345 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.
There were about 73 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Monmouth University if you want to pursue a degree in public relations. Monmouth is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Long Branch. This university ranks 15th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 16 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Seton Hall University if you want to pursue a degree in public relations. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of South Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #283 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in public relations needs to check out Kean University. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 10 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Kean 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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Your choice of public relations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public relations schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
