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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,802 people earned their degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 283 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication students with aid.

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#2

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University also made our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Morehead State University is $12,421 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication students with aid.

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#3

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Union University is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.

Union also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Union is $28,249 for southeast region bachelor’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Collegedale, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students with aid list, Southern Adventist has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Adventist is $22,661 for southeast region bachelor’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students with aid.

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#5

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 21 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students with aid list, Tulane has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane is $37,841 for southeast region bachelor’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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