by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Relations & Advertising is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 21,099 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,287 and had an average of $23,973 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,669 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,239 and $24,698 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 38 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in public relations and advertising. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public relations and advertising 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region. Chippewa Valley Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It awarded 11 associates’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wabash Valley College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region. Wabash Valley College is a public institution located in Mount Carmel, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Wabash Valley College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gateway Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin that handed out 9 associates’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Gateway Technical College Public Relations & Advertising Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Vincennes, Indiana, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s public relations students in 2020-2021.
Full Vincennes University Public Relations & Advertising Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region. Sinclair Community College is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Sinclair Community College
Franklin University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 1 associates’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Franklin University
Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s public relations students in 2020-2021.
Stark State College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a fairly large school located in North Canton, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stark State College Public Relations & Advertising Report
Macomb Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Macomb Community College is a fairly large school located in Warren, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Macomb Community College
Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Youngstown State University
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