2021 Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio
9Colleges
582Bachelor's Degrees
$29,951Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 582 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public relations & advertising students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 16,847 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.5% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio ranking analyzed 9 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.
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 the Best Public Relations Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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Miami University - Oxford tops the 2021 list of our schools in Ohio that are best for non-traditional public relations & advertising students. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Oxford, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Ohio ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 5,388 students at Miami University - Oxford that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,700 part time students in attendance at Miami University - Oxford.
Otterbein University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Otterbein not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Ohio list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 574 students at Otterbein that take at least one class online. About 423 of the students at Otterbein are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Cleveland State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland. Cleveland State University also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Ohio rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 5,187 students at Cleveland State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,202 part time students in attendance at Cleveland State University.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Xavier University. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati. Xavier not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Ohio list.
The student loan default rate at Xavier is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,392 students take at least one class online at Xavier. 1,248 of Xavier students are attending part time.
Kent State University at Kent comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent. Kent State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Ohio list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. 6,651 of Kent State students are attending part time.
Baldwin Wallace University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baldwin Wallace College, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Ohio ranking.
About 1.3% of Baldwin Wallace College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,132 students take at least one class online at Baldwin Wallace College. About 285 of the students at Baldwin Wallace College are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, BGSU has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Ohio ranking.
About 2.2% of BGSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,353 students take at least one class online at BGSU. There are roughly 4,329 part time students in attendance at BGSU.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Capital University. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus. Capital did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Ohio list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 1,247 students take at least one class online at Capital. There are roughly 296 part time students in attendance at Capital.
University of Akron Main Campus earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population. University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Ohio list.
About 2.8% of University of Akron Main Campus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,842 students take at least one class online at University of Akron Main Campus. There are roughly 3,857 part time students in attendance at University of Akron Main Campus.
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*Avg Cost is for the top 9 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).
In <nil>, 582 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public relations & advertising students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 16,847 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.5% were from a college or university in the state.
