Quick answer:No college within 100 miles of Lynn Haven, Florida awards a communications degree - the nearest campus is about 110 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024). Online programs that enroll Florida students are the realistic route, and they are what the comparison below covers.
Compare communications programs you can start from Lynn Haven:
Communications Program Access Near Lynn Haven, Florida
Distance from Lynn Haven
Colleges awarding this degree
Within 25 miles
0
Within 50 miles
0
Within 100 miles
0
Within 250 miles
17
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
No college within 100 miles of Lynn Haven awards this degree - the nearest campus is roughly 110 miles away. From Lynn Haven this is an online degree in practice, which is how most working adults take it anyway, and the comparison widget above covers programs that enroll Florida students online.
Choosing A Communications Program From Lynn Haven
The subject matter does not change by location: writing and editing, media production, communication theory, and campaign planning. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from a recognized institutional accreditor, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
Colleges Near Lynn Haven
How we rank schools – graduation rate, graduate earnings, cost and retention.
Advertising plays no part.
This page lists 3 schools
within 248 miles, closest group first, then ordered by
BOC Score with the highest at the top.
3 of them carry a score.
LOCAL RANK
Location / proximity to this page
Defines the local group
Graduation rate how often students finish
30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry whether it paid off
25%
Average net price what students actually pay after aid; lower ranks higher
20%
Retention rate how many come back for year two
15%
Fully online availability whether you can study while working
10%
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal
about the institution rather than about this subject.
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Public Relations Specialists in Florida earn a median $63,660 per year against $74,750 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The Florida median for public relations specialists is $63,660 per year, below the national median of $74,750, on state employment of 17,820 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Lynn Haven specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the Florida page.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Completions, 2024 - institutions awarding this degree, with IPEDS institution coordinates
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 - Public Relations Specialists (SOC 27-3031)
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