2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,347 people earned their degree in public relations, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,616 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in public relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public relations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$12,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Mississippi College is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 2 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

MC also made our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Relations at MC

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s PR degrees to qualified students.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Relations at Southern Miss

#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$40,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 8 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Relations at U Miami

#4

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$19,468 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 42 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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.

Credits

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