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

22 Colleges
4,213 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,607 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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

This year's Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public relations & advertising programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public relations & advertising program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Check out the public relations programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

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

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida has taken the #1 spot in this year's public relations & advertising ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population. UF also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Alabama as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population. UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southeast Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 9,339 students at UA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,421 part time students in attendance at UA.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Our rankings recognize University of Miami as the #3 school in this year's rankings. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables. As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southeast Region ranking.

About 0.6% of U Miami students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,899 students take at least one class online at U Miami. There are roughly 1,358 part time students in attendance at U Miami.

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University of Georgia earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens. UGA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southeast Region list.

The student loan default rate at UGA is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,742 students take at least one class online at UGA. 4,437 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of South Carolina - Columbia as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia. UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southeast Region list.

The student loan default rate at UofSC is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. 3,896 of UofSC students are attending part time.

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Georgia Southern University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

About 1.0% of GaSou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,579 students at GaSou that take at least one class online. About 6,344 of the students at GaSou are attending part time.

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Murray State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. Approximately 2,506 students take at least one class online at Murray State. There are roughly 2,929 part time students in attendance at Murray State.

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Appalachian State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best public relations & advertising schools for non-traditional students. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

The student loan default rate at Appalachian State is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,639 students at Appalachian State that take at least one class online. About 2,303 of the students at Appalachian State are attending part time.

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Florida Southern College earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland. Florida Southern also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 1,000 students take at least one class online at Florida Southern. There are roughly 374 part time students in attendance at Florida Southern.

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University of Central Florida earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. 23,575 of UCF 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 schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,590
Georgia 611
Tennessee 277
North Carolina 389
Virginia 48
South Carolina 337
Kentucky 419
Alabama 390
Louisiana 117
Mississippi 34
Arkansas 100
West Virginia 11

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 22 schools only.

References

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