by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 5,216 people earned their degree in public relations, making the major the 138th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 858 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 617 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in public relations. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public relations program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Fredonia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school situated in Fredonia, New York. It awarded 40 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s PR degrees to 100 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oswego landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Westminster College Pennsylvania is a small school located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Westminster College Pennsylvania Public Relations Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Morgan State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 21 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Relations at Morgan State University
Hood College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Frederick, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 #7, Hofstra University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hofstra University is a fairly large school located in Hempstead, New York that handed out 46 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Syracuse University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 102 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Rowan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s PR 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%.
Susquehanna University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s PR degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Public Relations at Susquehanna University
SUNY Plattsburgh did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s PR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Rider University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider is a small school located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that handed out 15 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Temple University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 bachelors’s PR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Seton Hall University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s PR students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Utica College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Utica College is located in Utica, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s PR degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Gannon University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Gannon is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Mercy College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Dobbs Ferry, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s PR students in 2020-2021.
York College of Pennsylvania ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. York College of Pennsylvania is a small private not-for-profit school situated in York, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Elizabethtown College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Elizabethtown College is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s PR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
LIU Post did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s PR students 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.
Point Park University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Point Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees 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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