2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,827 people earned their degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 147 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 79 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

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#2

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$14,580 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Trinity Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.

Trinity College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity College are $14,580, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $48-$75k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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