2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 20,229 people earned their degree in public relations and advertising, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,513 and had an average of $25,130 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,987 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,413 and $23,814 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public relations and advertising. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public relations and advertising programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public relations and advertising program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$23,968 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s public relations degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $23,968 for southeast region associate degree public relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Tulane

#2

Lynn University

Boca Raton, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$31,214 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s public relations degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Lynn University Fighting Knights also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $31,214 for southeast region associate degree public relations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lynn University Fighting Knights.

Full Lynn University Fighting Knights Public Relations & Advertising Report

#3

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$27,998 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 8 associates’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $27,998 for southeast region associate degree public relations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Full Sail University.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Full Sail University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising (Income $0-$30k)

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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