by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Public Relations & Advertising is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 21,275 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , public relations & advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $38,341 and had an average of $24,610 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 5,369 public relations & advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,772 and $23,233 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,213 public relations & advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 95 colleges that offer a degree in public relations & advertising. That schools that top this list have a program in public relations & advertising in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webber International University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region. Babson Park, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Full Webber International University Public Relations & Advertising Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elon University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region. Elon, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 176 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Out of the 95 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida-Online landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flagler College - St Augustine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region list. Saint Augustine, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 31 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Flagler College - St Augustine Public Relations & Advertising Report
Out of the 95 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #5 spot on the list. FHU is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 7 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Hampton University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Hampton, Virginia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida Southern College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Loyola University New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Loyola University New Orleans
The University of Tampa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 89 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Tampa Public Relations & Advertising Report
Mississippi Valley State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school situated in Itta Bena, Mississippi. It awarded 11 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Mississippi Valley State University
With a ranking of #11, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 321 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full The University of Alabama Public Relations & Advertising Report
With a ranking of #12, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Murray State
Florida Memorial University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Memorial University is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Florida Memorial University
Appalachian State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State University is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 158 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full Appalachian State Public Relations & Advertising Report
Kennesaw State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 187 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations 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%.
Full Kennesaw State University Public Relations & Advertising Report
University of Miami ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 162 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at U Miami
William Peace University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region list. WPU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at William Peace University
Lee University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 33 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Lee University
With a ranking of #19, Midway University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region list. Midway, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Midway University
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 200 bachelors’s public relations 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%.
Dalton State College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Dalton, Georgia, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Methodist University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Methodist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Full Methodist University Public Relations & Advertising Report
University of Georgia landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 310 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wingate University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Wingate, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Wingate University
University of Florida landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 369 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
