2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in New Jersey

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 Master’s in New Jersey” 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 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” ranking looked at 3 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in New Jersey

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Rowan is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 13 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rowan Public Relations Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. Kean is a fairly large school located in Union, New Jersey that handed out 11 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318.

Full Kean University Public Relations Report

#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$28,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth are $28,586, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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