2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 229 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 48 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The public relations, advertising, and applied communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region”.

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in the New England Region

#1

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$20,090 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students list, Quinnipiac has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac University are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Quinnipiac

#2

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$31,754 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emerson College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication students in 2019-2020.

Emerson also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754.

Full Emerson College Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$34,806 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students list, Sacred Heart has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Sacred Heart University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

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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