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2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
208 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,802 people earned their degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 208 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $30-$48k)

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #1 spot on the list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 145 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 8 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586.

Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 13 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University also made our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385.

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#4

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Virginia State University is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.

Virginia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia State University are $22,994, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #5 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

DePaul also made our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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