by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 21,099 people earned their degree in public relations and advertising, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States. 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 Florida, there were 1,845 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,069 and $20,784 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,590 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in public relations and advertising. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public relations and advertising.
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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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree public relations students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webber International University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida. Webber International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Babson Park, Florida. It awarded 18 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida-Online landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Florida-Online is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 bachelors’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Florida-Online Public Relations & Advertising Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Flagler College - St Augustine. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida. Flagler College - St Augustine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Augustine, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Flagler St. Augustine Public Relations & Advertising Report
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Southern College landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 37 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida. UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 85 bachelors’s public relations 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%.
Florida Memorial University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking. Florida Memorial University is a small school located in Miami Gardens, Florida that handed out 6 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Miami landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 169 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 391 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Palm Beach Atlantic University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking. Palm Beach Atlantic University is located in West Palm Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Palm Beach Atlantic Public Relations & Advertising Report
Florida International University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 276 bachelors’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
Florida College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida list. Florida College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Temple Terrace, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 183 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Lynn University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Public Relations & Advertising Report
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #15. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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University of Central Florida landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 110 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Sail University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida list. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 35 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Full Sail University Public Relations & Advertising Report
Barry University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 11 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking. Southeastern University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 5 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Institute of Technology came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking. Florida Tech is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 5 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2020-2021.
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Warner University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Lake Wales, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2020-2021.
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