by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public relations and advertising. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in public relations and advertising.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 59 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 51 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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 95%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #4 spot on the 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at University of North Florida
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #5 spot on the list. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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 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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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s public relations degrees 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%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Public Relations & Advertising Report
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Florida Institute of Technology
University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in Florida for a Master’s list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 409 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Public Relations & Advertising Report
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