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2021 Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

19 Colleges
2,409 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,680 Avg Cost*

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

This year's Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in public relations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public relations & advertising programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations & advertising program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Fashion Institute of Technology tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional public relations & advertising students. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a medium-sized student population. FIT SUNY also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #1.

The student loan default rate at FIT SUNY is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,847 students at FIT SUNY that take at least one class online. About 1,095 of the students at FIT SUNY are attending part time.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Our rankings recognize Syracuse University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse. Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,491 part time students in attendance at Syracuse.

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George Washington University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. GWU also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

About 0.4% of GWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,340 of GWU students are exclusively distance learners. 8,798 of GWU students are attending part time.

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American University
Washington, DC

American University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public relations & advertising schools for non-traditional students. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. The American University also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at The American University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,283 students at The American University that take at least one class online. About 3,612 of the students at The American University are attending part time.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Rowan is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. 3,878 students are part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public college with a very large student population. Penn State University Park also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All students are part time.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Duquesne University. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duquesne, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 2,731 students take at least one class online at Duquesne. 365 students are part time.

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Pace University - New York comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at Pace University is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,120 students take at least one class online at Pace University. 3,498 of Pace University students are attending part time.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best public relations & advertising schools for non-traditional students. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

The student loan default rate at Rider is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 672 students take at least one class online at Rider. 898 students are part time.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Temple University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population. Temple not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 20,264 students take at least one class online at Temple. 4,634 of Temple students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students public relations & advertising colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,075
Pennsylvania 985
Maryland 32
New Jersey 256
Delaware 0
District of Columbia 255

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*Avg Cost is for the top 19 schools only.

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