2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,347 people earned their degree in public relations, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 231 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public relations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations 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 program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 87 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgetown Public Relations Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 36 degrees to qualified masters’s PR students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (Income $0-$30k)

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

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