2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 846 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 4 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Relations at IUPUI

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 4 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree pr students list, Michigan State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

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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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