2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

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 Vallue Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is the 183rd most popular major in the country with 3,827 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 218 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 22 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication students in 2019-2020.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon

$23,868 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Portland landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 3 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Portland also made our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Portland are $23,868.

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#3

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

#2 in overall quality

$14,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. California Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Baptist University are $14,140.

Read more about Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Cal Baptist

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income Over $110k)

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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