2025 Best Public Relations Schools in the Plains States Region
8Colleges in the Plains States Region
249PR Degrees Awarded
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 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 249 degrees in public relations annually.
Your choice of public relations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Plains States Region.
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Best Schools for Public Relations in the Plains States Region
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.
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public relations. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 65 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
Drake University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public relations. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #340 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent data year.
Missouri State University - Springfield is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public relations. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 35 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Northern Iowa is a great decision for students interested in a degree in public relations. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #270 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 public relations students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #273 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent data year.
South Dakota State is a large public university located in the remote town of Brookings. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 6 public relations students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 29th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 11 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Loras in the most recent data year.
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Learn how to use the latest technology and tactics to manage the flow of information between brands and the public with your Master's in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations at Southern New Hampshire University.
UCM is a large public university located in the distant town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 13 public relations students who graduated with this degree at UCM 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. 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.
