by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is the 170th most popular major in the country with 4,203 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 357 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 323 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. That schools that top this list have a program in public relations, advertising, and applied communication in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Ozarks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Point Lookout, Missouri, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Ozarks Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 192 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University landed the #3 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri 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 14 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Northwestern College is located in Orange City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, 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 Simpson College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Indianola, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Simpson College Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report
Hannibal - LaGrange University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking. HLGU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hannibal, Missouri. It awarded 3 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Evangel University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Evangel University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Kansas Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Kansas Wesleyan University is a small school located in Salina, Kansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 25 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Central Christian College of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Central Christian College of Kansas is a small school located in McPherson, Kansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Christian College Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report
Bellevue University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, William Jewell College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. William Jewell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Liberty, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 full report on Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at SMU MN
Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report
Waldorf University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Forest City, Iowa, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
McPherson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. McPherson College is a small school located in McPherson, Kansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clarke University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Clarke University is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 0 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Clarke Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report
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