2021 Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan
7Colleges
1,021Bachelor's Degrees
$25,855Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 1,021 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public relations & advertising students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 6.1% of all the public relations bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in public relations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations & advertising programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the public relations & advertising program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Michigan State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional public relations & advertising students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Michigan list.
The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,517 part time students in attendance at Michigan State.
Central Michigan University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population. Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Michigan list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. 3,991 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Michigan University. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WMU also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Michigan list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. About 5,241 of the students at WMU are attending part time.
Wayne State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public relations & advertising schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Michigan ranking.
The student loan default rate at Wayne State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,948 part time students in attendance at Wayne State.
Grand Valley State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best public relations & advertising schools for non-traditional students. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale. GVSU also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Michigan rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. 3,880 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Ferris State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population. Ferris also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Michigan rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,072 part time students in attendance at Ferris.
Northern Michigan University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette. Northern Michigan University also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Michigan rankings.
About 1.8% of Northern Michigan University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,310 students at Northern Michigan University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,200 part time students in attendance at Northern Michigan University.
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Notes and References
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*Avg Cost is for the top 7 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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In <nil>, 1,021 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public relations & advertising students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 6.1% of all the public relations bachelor's degrees in the country.
