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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 76 12% 13% / 87% 9% $70,555 55 94% —
2 Boston University
Boston, MA
Boston, MA 126 11% 13% / 87% 40% $83,801 80 96% —
3 Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, NY 83 35% 18% / 82% 12% $83,644 81 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 208 75% 12% / 88% 0% $64,089 65 95% —
2 Arizona State
Tempe, AZ
Tempe, AZ 4 88% 25% / 75% 0% $63,437 69 91% —
3 U. of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, FL 161 23% 12% / 88% 2% $72,397 83 94% —
4 Michigan State
East Lansing, MI
East Lansing, MI 40 83% 20% / 80% 0% $71,448 72 94% —
5 Ohio State
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH 15 49% 13% / 87% 0% $54,611 33 97% —
6 Pennsylvania State
University Park, PA
University Park, PA 320 55% 15% / 85% 12% $77,241 83 96% —
7 U. of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Austin, TX 229 22% 13% / 87% 3% $79,337 83 96% —
8 U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Madison, WI 45 41% 27% / 73% 2% $69,239 69 100% —

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 374 71% 34% / 66% 2% $73,283 77 100% —
2 George Washington
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 39 47% 41% / 59% 3% $98,321 92 91% —
3 Florida State
Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee, FL 98 20% 12% / 88% 1% $57,845 70 92% —
4 U. of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Coral Gables, FL 64 17% 16% / 84% 13% $75,837 72 91% —
5 U. of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Eugene, OR 142 78% 15% / 85% 1% $71,111 75 94% —
6 Temple
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 80 72% 19% / 81% 3% $63,387 63 95% —
7 U. of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC 73 55% 14% / 86% 0% $66,664 70 97% —
8 Texas Tech
Lubbock, TX
Lubbock, TX 181 69% 19% / 81% 0% $57,539 62 92% —
9 Purdue
West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN 15 43% 7% / 93% 0% $63,133 66 — —