Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Public Relations Specialists
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Baton Rouge Community College, South Louisiana Community College, Southeastern Louisiana University, and Louisiana Delta Community College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider NSU, Southeastern Louisiana University, Loyola University, and University of New Orleans.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Southern University at Shreveport, Baton Rouge Community College, Nunez Community College, and Louisiana Delta Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Loyola University, Southern University at Shreveport, NSU, and Bossier Parish Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Tulane University of Louisiana, Loyola University, Centenary, and Dillard.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Dillard, Centenary, Louisiana College, and Loyola University.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Tulane University of Louisiana, Loyola University, LSU, and Centenary.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Tulane University of Louisiana, Dillard, Southeastern Louisiana University, and Louisiana College.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Dillard, Loyola University, Centenary, and Tulane University of Louisiana.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
University Of New Orleans • New Orleans, LA
Studying Triple Minor - Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations (completion in 1998)
• 3/20/2012
"UNO is an extremely good value. It has a very low tuition, which is determined in Louisiana state schools by graduation rates. Many parents send their kids to UNO before allowing them to go away from home to other schools, and many students come from other cities/states for a couple of semesters just to experience the city; as a result, the graduation rate is low, and so is the tuition."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | That would depend on where that student wishes to work. If he or she wanted to remain in the greater New Orleans area (and was from there to begin with), then job opportunities might be easier to find. Those who want to work elsewhere, though, will have a harder time in job search (lack of help from school). |
| Program Reputation | 7 | The triple-minor option in Louisiana universities had long been of poor regard, and because of the option of including minors from different colleges. That poor regard was due to the title of the degree earned - "Bachelor of General Studies," which some people take to be a collegiate equivalent of a GED high school diploma. I understand the program to have changed the name of that degree, but I don't know what the new one is. |
| Program Quality | 8 | My humanities requirements covered a wide range that I at first thought were not fully relevant. I now distinctly appreciate those requirements, though, especially the many credits of social psychology that were needed, as I am very much reliant on the knowledge I got from those fields. I still wish more had been offered in the precise PR field, though. |
| Instruction | 6 | I learned quite a bit on the fields of study, and appreciate the wide range of humanities included in my course requirements. I didn't find much in career preparation, though, as in the identification of more specific career applications. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The challenge and workload were a bit heavy, but at least fully relevant. Very, very many senior-level courses were required - more than average. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It seemed to be an even mix. The subject was a major factor, of course, although individual professors were often the determinant. The "hands on" quality seemed to elevate with class level - ex., freshman courses were book, senior classes were hands-on. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | It has charter campuses across the metropolitan area - in three different suburban areas and in downtown New Orleans, too. Many classes are offered at night, and there are even some that only meet once a week. It's summer semester program I found very valuable and time-saving. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | Extensive library open 18 hours a day, and UNO was the first in Louisiana to offer full computer labs all across campus. I especially valued its Office of Student Retention, which helped arrange tutoring and study groups. Academic advisers ranged from college to college, though, according to student opinions. |
| Social Life | 3 | Largely a commuter school. Only about 10 percent of the students reside on campus. Very little turnout at sporting events, even though students can attend for free. |
| Placement Services | 3 | While job fairs were available, it was mostly for low-paying jobs and state employment. Many of the participants in those fairs were just grad school offices, which only wanted to retain us as students, of course. While the school has an office for job search help, it's small and underfunded. It offers little help; the staff member I met didn't seem very interested, either. |
| Alumni Network | 3 | I receive little, if any, contact from the alumni association, even though I'd made direct contact with it. In fact, I actually receive more contact from the school's Office of International Studies, which I didn't participate in. |
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