2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 New England Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 5,347 people earned their degree in public relations, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 173 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public relations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree pr students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in the New England Region

#1

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$40,238 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s PR degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk are $40,238.

Full Suffolk University Public Relations Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s PR degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Relations at Boston U

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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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