Most Popular Schools for Public Relations/Image Management Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the theories and methods for managing the media image of a business, organization, or individual and the communication process with stakeholders, constituencies, audiences, and the general public; and that prepares individuals to function as public relations assistants, technicians, and managers. Includes instruction in public relations theory; related principles of advertising, marketing, and journalism; message/image design; image management; special event management; media relations; community relations; public affairs; and internal communications.

Rank	School Name	Students	% of Total	Total On-Campus Cost
1	The University of Alabama	231	3%	$29,872
2	Texas State University	228	3%	$23,130
3	Miami University-Oxford	207	4%	$33,229
4	The University of Texas at Austin	187	1%	$26,506
5	University of Florida	186	1%	$21,211
6	Texas Tech University	177	2%	$24,472
7	University of Oregon	176	3%	$27,366
8	University of South Carolina-Columbia	171	2%	$28,301
9	University of Georgia	154	2%	$26,688
10	Georgetown University	128	2%	$73,840
11	University of Southern California	125	1%	$74,825
12	Syracuse University	120	2%	$70,636
13	American University	117	3%	$66,268
14	University of Houston	98	1%	$23,225
15	The University of Texas at Arlington	92	1%	$26,660
16	Rowan University	91	2%	$32,099
17	Central Michigan University	90	2%	$24,889
18	Auburn University	90	1%	$31,590
19	Brigham Young University-Provo	89	1%	$18,776
20	Washington State University	88	1%	$27,484
21	Appalachian State University	83	2%	$19,194
22	Full Sail University	83	1%	$24,639
23	Illinois State University	78	1%	$29,758
24	Hofstra University	76	3%	$63,748
25	Iowa State University	75	1%	$21,186
26	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	73	1%	$31,510
27	Georgia Southern University	72	1%	$23,014
28	University of Rhode Island	71	2%	$30,351
29	Marquette University	70	3%	$58,057
30	San Jose State University	69	1%	$29,193
31	Chapman University	67	3%	$73,182
32	George Washington University	66	1%	$71,930
33	SUNY College at Oswego	66	3%	$24,780
34	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	65	1%	$27,476
35	University of Miami	62	1%	$68,460
36	Wayne State University	59	1%	$27,157
37	Southern Methodist University	56	1%	$74,737
38	University of Akron Main Campus	55	1%	$27,279
39	Quinnipiac University	53	2%	$65,300
40	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	53	2%	$19,876
41	Boston University	48	0%	$72,618
42	Cleveland State University	46	1%	$29,045
43	Kent State University at Kent	43	1%	$25,886
44	Northern Arizona University	43	1%	$27,266
45	SUNY at Fredonia	43	4%	$23,902
46	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	41	1%	$25,922
47	Drake University	39	3%	$56,724
48	Central Washington University	38	1%	$23,201
49	Columbia College Chicago	38	2%	$45,644
50	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	38	2%	$23,207
51	Northern Kentucky University	38	1%	$23,244
52	Murray State University	37	2%	$23,472
53	University of Central Missouri	37	1%	$19,953
54	University of Northern Iowa	37	1%	$20,934
55	Western Kentucky University	36	1%	$21,840
56	Eastern Michigan University	32	1%	$26,196
57	Lee University	32	3%	$31,150
58	Salem State University	30	1%	$27,384
59	SUNY College at Plattsburgh	29	2%	$25,059
60	Bradley University	28	2%	$47,820
61	Webster University	25	1%	$45,762
62	York College of Pennsylvania	25	3%	$34,550
63	Harding University	24	2%	$30,671
64	Franklin College	23	9%	$46,156
65	University of Idaho	22	1%	$21,350
66	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	21	2%	$7,286
67	Eastern Illinois University	21	1%	$24,305
68	Eastern Kentucky University	20	1%	$23,706
69	Seton Hall University	20	1%	$59,670
70	Xavier University	19	1%	$54,310
71	Winthrop University	18	1%	$28,938
72	Utica College	18	1%	$35,794
73	Long Island University	18	0%	$56,283
74	Western New England University	18	2%	$53,759
75	Montana State University Billings	17	2%	$19,914
76	Monmouth University	17	1%	$56,979
77	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	16	0%	$24,915
78	Capital University	16	2%	$50,334
79	Lewis University	16	1%	$46,758
80	Rider University	16	1%	$62,140
81	Hood College	15	3%	$56,586
82	Ferris State University	15	0%	$23,194
83	Boise State University	14	0%	$23,076
84	Taylor University	14	3%	$47,228
85	Loras College	14	4%	$45,570
86	Franklin University	13	1%	$13,729
87	Baldwin Wallace University	13	1%	$47,528
88	Mississippi Valley State University	10	2%	$20,714
89	Ohio Dominican University	10	2%	$45,220
90	Northern Michigan University	10	1%	$24,187
91	Mississippi College	10	1%	$34,005
92	Palm Beach Atlantic University	9	1%	$48,914
93	Kean University	9	0%	$30,475
94	Otterbein University	9	1%	$46,908
95	Washington and Lee University	9	2%	$70,500
96	Texas Christian University	9	0%	$65,684
97	Lindenwood University	9	0%	$30,500
98	University of San Francisco	9	0%	$68,296
99	Iona College	9	1%	$57,440
100	Freed-Hardeman University	8	2%	$34,950

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Public Relations/Image Management program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.