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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

1 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for an Associate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,827 people earned their degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

#1

Lynn University

Boca Raton, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lynn University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 2 associates’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Lynn University Fighting Knights also made our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Lynn University Fighting Knights is $36,044 for associate degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students.

Read more about Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Lynn University

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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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