Public Relations/Image Management Colleges

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.

Auburn University Main Campus

Auburn, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,800 per year (In-State)
$ 14,400 per year (Out-of-State)

Oakwood College

Huntsville, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,042 per year

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,864 per year (In-State)
$ 13,516 per year (Out-of-State)

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,750 per year (In-State)
$ 12,000 per year (Out-of-State)

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,440 per year (In-District)
$ 5,544 per year (In-State)
$ 6,192 per year (Out-of-State)

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,223 per year (In-State)
$ 12,853 per year (Out-of-State)

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,800 per year

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,544 per year

Cerritos College

Norwalk, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 624 per year (In-State)
$ 4,392 per year (Out-of-State)

Chapman University

Orange, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,050 per year

Cosumnes River College

Sacramento, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 758 per year (In-State)
$ 4,986 per year (Out-of-State)

Fullerton College

Fullerton, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 624 per year (In-State)
$ 4,200 per year (Out-of-State)

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,360 per year

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,480 per year (In-State)
$ 11,704 per year (Out-of-State)

Barry University

Miami, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,430 per year

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,148 per year (In-State)
$ 13,565 per year (Out-of-State)

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,765 per year

Rollins College

Winter Park, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,390 per year

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,438 per year (In-State)
$ 9,754 per year (Out-of-State)

Paine College

Augusta, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,952 per year

Shorter College

Rome, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,200 per year

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,638 per year (In-State)
$ 15,858 per year (Out-of-State)

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,550 per year

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,968 per year (In-State)
$ 12,738 per year (Out-of-State)

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,500 per year

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,950 per year

Greenville College

Greenville, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,142 per year

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,400 per year (In-State)
$ 11,280 per year (Out-of-State)

Huntington University

Huntington, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,060 per year

Taylor University-Ft Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,600 per year

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,000 per year

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,570 per year

Dordt College

Sioux Center, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,400 per year

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,100 per year

Loras College

Dubuque, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,990 per year

McPherson College

Mcpherson, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,645 per year

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,200 per year (In-State)
$ 12,610 per year (Out-of-State)

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,792 per year (In-State)
$ 11,400 per year (Out-of-State)

Northern Kentucky University

Newport, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,968 per year (In-State)
$ 9,696 per year (Out-of-State)

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,316 per year (In-State)
$ 12,732 per year (Out-of-State)

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,658 per year

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,324 per year (In-State)
$ 9,504 per year (Out-of-State)

Salem State College

Salem, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 910 per year (In-State)
$ 7,050 per year (Out-of-State)

Simmons College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,680 per year

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,140 per year

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,030 per year

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,390 per year (In-State)
$ 14,850 per year (Out-of-State)

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,463 per year (In-State)
$ 16,818 per year (Out-of-State)

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,740 per year (In-State)
$ 13,480 per year (Out-of-State)

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,366 per year

Mississippi Valley State University

Itta Bena, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,024 per year (In-State)
$ 9,283 per year (Out-of-State)

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Senatobia, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,700 per year (In-State)
$ 3,700 per year (Out-of-State)

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,348 per year

Missouri Southern State University

Joplin, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,750 per year (In-State)
$ 7,500 per year (Out-of-State)

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,005 per year (In-State)
$ 8,010 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,104 per year (In-State)
$ 8,208 per year (Out-of-State)

Carroll College

Helena, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,778 per year

Montana State University-Billings

Billings, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,762 per year (In-State)
$ 8,144 per year (Out-of-State)

Midland Lutheran College

Fremont, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,140 per year

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,500 per year

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

Greenvale, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,100 per year

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,712 per year

SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,350 per year (In-State)
$ 10,610 per year (Out-of-State)

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,821 per year (In-State)
$ 11,563 per year (Out-of-State)

Campbell University Inc

Buies Creek, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,500 per year

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,769 per year (In-State)
$ 11,211 per year (Out-of-State)

Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,590 per year

Baldwin-Wallace College

Berea, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,518 per year

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,314 per year (In-State)
$ 14,310 per year (Out-of-State)

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,433 per year

Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County

Newark, Ohio
Most Popular Program: Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies
Program Cost: $ 4,703
Program Length: 770 hours

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,924 per year

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,486 per year

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,164 per year (In-State)
$ 15,996 per year (Out-of-State)

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,200 per year

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,700 per year

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,950 per year

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,140 per year (In-State)
$ 16,736 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,258 per year (In-State)
$ 17,900 per year (Out-of-State)

University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,914 per year (In-State)
$ 18,556 per year (Out-of-State)

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,736 per year (In-State)
$ 16,130 per year (Out-of-State)

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,360 per year

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,500 per year

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,400 per year

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,928 per year

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,640 per year (In-State)
$ 9,264 per year (Out-of-State)

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,846 per year

Texas A & M University-Commerce

Commerce, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,060 per year (In-State)
$ 11,340 per year (Out-of-State)

Texas State University-San Marcos

San Marcos, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,024 per year (In-State)
$ 9,648 per year (Out-of-State)

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,573 per year (In-State)
$ 9,008 per year (Out-of-State)

Castleton State College

Castleton, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,312 per year (In-State)
$ 13,632 per year (Out-of-State)

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,660 per year

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,722 per year

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,143 per year (In-State)
$ 12,477 per year (Out-of-State)

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,044 per year (In-State)
$ 13,317 per year (Out-of-State)

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,140 per year

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,905 per year

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Buckhannon, West Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,250 per year

Carthage College

Kenosha, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,500 per year

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,950 per year

Mount Mary College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,925 per year