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2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s

5 Ranked Colleges
208 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is the 288th most popular major in the country with 1,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 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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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 30 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, 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 #3 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s. A-State is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s 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 A-State are $11,586.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 10 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Liberty University Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #5 spot on the list. West Virginia University 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.

In addition to being on our master’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students list, WVU has also earned the #2 rank 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 West Virginia University are $26,154.

Full WVU Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

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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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