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Professional Communication

The "Damage Control" Dream Team

Elite PR, advertising, and strategic-comm programs that train the people who write the apology statement, place the campaign, and make sure the brand survives the scandal. Direct pipelines to the top global agencies and corporate comms suites.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 99 11% 16% / 84% 9% $62,282 28 94% —
2 Boston University
Boston, MA
Boston, MA 166 13% 17% / 83% 36% $78,434 71 96% —
3 Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, NY 69 35% 14% / 86% 9% $82,062 79 95% —

State-Flagship Spin Machines

Enormous public PR and advertising programs pumping out the account execs, social strategists, and brand managers who run America's corporate, agency, and political messaging.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa, AL 228 71% 12% / 88% 0% $67,342 70 95% —
2 Arizona State
Tempe, AZ
Tempe, AZ 14 88% 43% / 57% 0% $62,356 65 91% —
3 U. of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, FL 170 20% 9% / 91% 0% $72,133 82 94% —
4 Michigan State
East Lansing, MI
East Lansing, MI 64 83% 20% / 80% 3% $71,279 70 94% —
5 Ohio State
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH 18 49% 0% / 100% 0% $56,745 37 97% —
6 Pennsylvania State
University Park, PA
University Park, PA 281 55% 14% / 86% 7% $80,916 85 96% —
7 U. of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Austin, TX 248 22% 19% / 81% 2% $79,572 82 96% —
8 U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Madison, WI 36 41% 22% / 78% 0% $71,505 72 100% —

Press-Release Artisans & Crisis-Comms JV

Solid, hands-on programs where you learn to pitch, position, and put out fires for any organization that will have you—respected shops that quietly place grads into agencies and comms departments everywhere.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
Boulder, CO 311 71% 33% / 67% 1% $70,728 72 100% —
2 George Washington
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 50 47% 28% / 72% 2% $95,015 89 91% —
3 Florida State
Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee, FL 81 20% 12% / 88% 2% $58,453 70 92% —
4 U. of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Coral Gables, FL 67 17% 9% / 91% 3% $69,526 57 91% —
5 U. of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Eugene, OR 150 87% 17% / 83% 1% $67,812 69 94% —
6 Temple
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 60 72% 32% / 68% 0% $62,387 59 95% —
7 U. of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC 101 55% 9% / 91% 0% $68,370 72 97% —
8 Texas Tech
Lubbock, TX
Lubbock, TX 199 69% 18% / 82% 1% $60,689 67 92% —
9 Purdue
West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN 13 43% 8% / 92% 0% $67,938 73 — —