2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in Minnesota

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Minnesota, there were 16 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,526 and $26,035 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The pr 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 PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota”.

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Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in Minnesota

#1

Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$16,893 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #1 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Moorhead, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree PR students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Public Relations Report

#2

University of Northwestern - St Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$21,871 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s PR students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwestern is $21,871 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree PR students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Public Relations at University of Northwestern - St Paul

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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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