2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 87 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,887 and $24,387 respectively.

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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts bachelor’s degree pr students.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in Massachusetts

#1

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$18,399 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Salem State University is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. It costs about $18,399 for Massachusetts Bachelor’s Degree PR students per year to attend Salem State University.

Read more about Public Relations at Salem State University

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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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