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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
106 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southeast Region

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In 2020-2021, 4,203 people earned their degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication, making the major the 170th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,286 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 106 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southeast Region

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

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Full UWF Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida State University Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Ole Miss

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Coastal Carolina University
Conway, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coastal Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southeast Region. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Coastal Carolina University Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Florida is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNF Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

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