by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Public Relations is the 138th most popular major in the country with 5,216 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in public relations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public relations.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 5 associates’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vincennes University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 7 associates’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s PR degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 2 associates’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Public Relations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Franklin University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s PR students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Mesa Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
Macomb Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major ranking, coming in at #7. Macomb Community College is located in Warren, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s PR degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Relations at Macomb Community College
Cape Cod Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 associates’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
North Idaho College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major ranking. NIC is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 0 associates’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
Monroe Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on PR Major ranking. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s PR degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Relations at Monroe Community College
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