2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is the 170th most popular major in the country with 4,203 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,286 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Master’s. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 51 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Florida State University supports 43,569 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Master’s. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 22 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 21,014 students enrolled at University of Mississippi, 46 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,346. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Florida is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of North Florida supports 16,926 students, and 1,067 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 616 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,959. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Florida offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 17 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.
UWF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,438 of the 13,061 students enrolled at UWF were GI Bill® students, of which 750 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,810. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of West Florida]](/colleges/the-university-of-west-florida/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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