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2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s

10 Ranked Colleges
419 Degrees Awarded
$31,156 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor's

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 “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” 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 Kentucky, there were 461 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,156 and $24,501 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 419 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,941 and $26,734 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in public relations and advertising. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular public relations and advertising programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky bachelor’s degree public relations students.

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 168 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at UK

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at WKU

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 69 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Murray State University

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at NKU

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Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Morehead, Kentucky, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Morehead State University Public Relations & Advertising Report

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Eastern Kentucky University

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Midway University
Midway, Kentucky

Midway University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s ranking. Midway University is a small school located in Midway, Kentucky that handed out 9 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Midway University Public Relations & Advertising Report

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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky

Campbellsville University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s ranking. Campbellsville University is a fairly large school located in Campbellsville, Kentucky that handed out 2 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Campbellsville University

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Asbury University
Wilmore, Kentucky

With a ranking of #9, Asbury University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. Asbury University is located in Wilmore, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

Full Asbury Public Relations & Advertising Report

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Simmons College of Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

With a ranking of #9, Simmons College of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. Simmons Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 0 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Simmons Bible College

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