2023 Best Public Relations Colleges for Veterans in Georgia
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Ranked Colleges
175
Degrees Awarded
$28,300
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for PR” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Relations is the 138th most popular major in the country with 5,216 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Georgia, there were 175 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for PR” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public relations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for PR” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for PR
The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia vets studying pr.
Top 2 Best Public Relations Colleges for Veterans in Georgia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for PR. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 132 ’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UGA]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for PR. GaSou is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 43 ’s PR degrees in 2020-2021.
GaSou also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,102 of the 26,949 students enrolled at GaSou were GI Bill® students, of which 406 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,665. 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.
Full Georgia Southern University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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