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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in the Far Western US Region

1 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$48,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value PR Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 720 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 masters’s PR degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

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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.

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