by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking.
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 Southeast region, there were 5,109 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,793 and $23,972 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in public relations and advertising. To top this list, a school must have a successful public relations and advertising program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree public relations students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school situated in Parkersburg, West Virginia. It awarded 10 associates’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia University at Parkersburg Public Relations & Advertising Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 5 associates’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Full Sail University Public Relations & Advertising Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Columbia College is a small private for-profit school situated in Vienna, Virginia. It awarded 2 associates’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lynn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coahoma Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Coahoma Community College is a small school located in Clarksdale, Mississippi that handed out 0 associates’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Coahoma Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 18 associates’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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