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 “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” 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 North Carolina, there were 422 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,823 and $22,880 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 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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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 North Carolina for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree public relations students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. UNCW is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 15 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, 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 North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full North Carolina State University Public Relations & Advertising Report
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