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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 | 5-Year Earn | ||
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U. of Southern California
Los Angeles,
CA
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Los Angeles, CA | 76 | 12% | 13% / 87% | 9% | $64,986 | — |
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Boston
Boston,
MA
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Boston, MA | 126 | 13% | 13% / 87% | 40% | $77,594 | — |
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Syracuse
Syracuse,
NY
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Syracuse, NY | 83 | 35% | 18% / 82% | 12% | $77,448 | — |
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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 | 5-Year Earn | ||
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U. of Alabama
Tuscaloosa,
AL
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Tuscaloosa, AL | 208 | 75% | 12% / 88% | 0% | $71,210 | — |
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Arizona State
Tempe,
AZ
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Tempe, AZ | 4 | 88% | 25% / 75% | 0% | $62,809 | — |
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U. of Florida
Gainesville,
FL
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Gainesville, FL | 161 | 23% | 12% / 88% | 2% | $69,612 | — |
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Michigan State
East Lansing,
MI
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East Lansing, MI | 40 | 83% | 20% / 80% | 0% | $79,681 | — |
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Ohio State
Columbus,
OH
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Columbus, OH | 15 | 49% | 13% / 87% | 0% | $59,360 | — |
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Pennsylvania State
University Park,
PA
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University Park, PA | 320 | 55% | 15% / 85% | 12% | $78,817 | — |
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U. of Texas at Austin
Austin,
TX
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Austin, TX | 229 | 22% | 13% / 87% | 3% | $87,028 | — |
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U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison,
WI
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Madison, WI | 45 | 41% | 27% / 73% | 2% | $74,451 | — |
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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 | 5-Year Earn | ||
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U. of Colorado Boulder
Boulder,
CO
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Boulder, CO | 374 | 71% | 34% / 66% | 2% | — | — |
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George Washington
Washington,
DC
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Washington, DC | 39 | 47% | 41% / 59% | 3% | $88,921 | — |
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Florida State
Tallahassee,
FL
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Tallahassee, FL | 98 | 20% | 12% / 88% | 1% | $62,093 | — |
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U. of Miami
Coral Gables,
FL
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Coral Gables, FL | 64 | 17% | 16% / 84% | 13% | $72,920 | — |
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U. of Oregon
Eugene,
OR
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Eugene, OR | 142 | 78% | 15% / 85% | 1% | $67,725 | — |
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Temple
Philadelphia,
PA
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Philadelphia, PA | 80 | 55% | 19% / 81% | 3% | $64,681 | — |
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U. of South Carolina
Columbia,
SC
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Columbia, SC | 73 | 55% | 14% / 86% | 0% | $71,682 | — |
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Texas Tech
Lubbock,
TX
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Lubbock, TX | 181 | 69% | 19% / 81% | 0% | $59,319 | — |
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Purdue
West Lafayette,
IN
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West Lafayette, IN | 15 | 43% | 7% / 93% | 0% | — | — |
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