2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

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Public Relations is the 136th most popular major in the country with 5,347 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Jersey, there were 150 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public relations programs and 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

#1

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$22,318 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k. Kean University is located in Union, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s PR degrees to qualified students.

Kean did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Relations at Kean

#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$28,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monmouth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k. West Long Branch, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s PR degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Monmouth also made our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth are $28,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$15,787 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rowan is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 13 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rowan, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Relations at Rowan University

#4

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. Seton Hall University is located in South Orange, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s PR degrees to qualified students.

Seton Hall also made our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Relations at Seton Hall

• 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.

Credits

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

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