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Of the 57 Public Relations universities in the United States, University of Florida-Online ranks highest at #215 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. It is followed by CUNY City College of NY (QS World #545) and University of Central Florida (QS World #593). The universities on this list offer 69 matching courses between them.
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Public University · 1 course in Public Relations
Public University · 1 course in Public Relations
Public University · 1 course in Public Relations
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Public University · 1 course in Public Relations
Public University · 2 courses in Public Relations
Public University · 1 course in Public Relations
Public University · 2 courses in Public Relations
Public University · 1 course in Public Relations
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #215 (University of Florida-Online) to #593 (University of Central Florida); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Florida-Online has the largest research record in this group, with 31,346,339 citations and an h-index of 1,253. 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 56 public to 1 private institutions. By location, Florida (2), Nebraska (1) and Massachusetts (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Hampden-Sydney College, founded in 1775. Pennsylvania State University is the largest, with 90,000 students.
By level: 53 bachelor's, 3 master's and 1 professional. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 93% are full-time and 5 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (97% of courses with a stated intake). Pennsylvania State University offers the widest choice, with 4 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 4 of these universities. Wayne State College is the least expensive at USD 8,216 a year and Worcester State University the most at USD 17,866; the middle of the range is about USD 16,579. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Florida-Online (QS World #215), CUNY City College of NY (QS World #545) and University of Central Florida (QS World #593) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Wayne State College is the least expensive at about USD 8,216 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
56 public and 1 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
5 of these courses are listed as online.
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