by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 151 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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 colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree public relations students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #1 spot on the list. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 17 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 51 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 11 students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at U Miami
With a ranking of #6, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus Public Relations & Advertising Report
University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Florida list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 409 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
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