by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Relations is the 138th most popular major in the country with 5,039 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 830 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public relations. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public relations program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region pr students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Fredonia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Fredonia, New York, and it awarded 26 ’s pr degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 132 diplomas to qualified ’s pr students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the #3 spot on the list. Hempstead, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s pr degrees to 42 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oswego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Oswego, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified ’s pr students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 102 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Westminster College Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small school located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 ’s pr degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Rowan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 73 ’s pr degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Morgan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s pr students in 2021-2022.
Hood College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Hood is a small school located in Frederick, Maryland that handed out 6 ’s pr degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Georgetown University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s pr degrees to 66 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.
Susquehanna University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Susquehanna is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 ’s pr degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Seton Hall University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 24 ’s pr degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Plattsburgh came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Plattsburgh is a small school located in Plattsburgh, New York that handed out 11 ’s pr degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Rider University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. It awarded 5 ’s pr degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Temple University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pr degrees to 54 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Utica College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 4 ’s pr degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
George Washington University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Iona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in New Rochelle, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s pr students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Gannon University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s pr students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mercy College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Dobbs Ferry, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s pr students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
York College of Pennsylvania landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. York College of Pennsylvania is located in York, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 ’s pr degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Elizabethtown College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s pr degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
LIU Post came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s pr students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Kean University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Kean University is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 10 ’s pr degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Monmouth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on PR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 ’s pr degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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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