2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New York

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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 York, there were 337 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public relations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public relations programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in New York

#1

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York

#2 in overall quality

$27,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 20 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also made our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra are $27,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#1 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in New York. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified masters’s PR students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

Read full report on Public Relations at Syracuse 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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