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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
236 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,553 people earned their degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication, making the major the 327th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 236 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 236 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. To top this list, a school must have a successful other public relations, advertising, and applied communication program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #1 spot on the list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 151 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Northern Arizona University

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 78 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Abilene Christian University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Abilene Christian University Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Our Lady of the Lake University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Edward’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. Austin, Texas 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 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at St. Edward’s University

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Nazarene University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bethany, Oklahoma 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 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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