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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Florida

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151 Degrees Awarded
$38,553 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Public Relations for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Florida for Public Relations for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Relations & Advertising is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 21,099 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,287 and had an average of $23,973 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 1,845 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,069 and $20,784 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Public Relations for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in public relations and advertising. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public relations and advertising programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations and advertising program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Public Relations for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Public Relations for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Florida

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Public Relations for a Master’s. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2020-2021.

Florida State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.Among the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,819. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Public Relations for a Master’s list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2020-2021.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.According to our most recent data, University of Miami supports 17,809 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full University of Miami Veteran Student Life Report

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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Public Relations for a Master’s list. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 11 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

UNF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.According to our most recent data, UNF supports 16,926 students, and 1,067 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 616 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,959. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of North Florida Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Public Relations for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 17 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

UWF also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.Among the 13,061 students enrolled at The University of West Florida, 1,438 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 750 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,810. During this same period, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of West Florida does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Public Relations for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 59 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Our most recent data shows that 4,199 of the 24,627 students enrolled at Full Sail University were GI Bill® students, of which 3,206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,240. To help with additional expenses, 604 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Full Sail University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Full Sail University Veteran Student Life Report

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