2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,229 people earned their degree in public relations and advertising, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,513 and had an average of $25,130 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,987 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,413 and $23,814 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in public relations and advertising. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations and advertising programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public relations and advertising program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The public relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southeast Region

#1

Lynn University

Boca Raton, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$36,044 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 2 associates’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Lynn University Fighting Knights did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lynn University Fighting Knights is $36,044 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Relations students.

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#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$27,524 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 8 associates’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Full Sail University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,524 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Relations students.

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#3

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$37,841 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 3 associates’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $37,841 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Public Relations students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising

Notes and References

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.

Credits

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