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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in New Jersey (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master's in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Public Relations & Advertising is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 20,229 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,513 and had an average of $25,130 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 308 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,200 and $23,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public relations and advertising. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public relations and advertising programs and 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 and advertising program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree public relations students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in New Jersey (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. William Paterson University is a medium-sized school located in Wayne, New Jersey that handed out 7 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Paterson University are $20,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

Kean did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Peter’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Peter’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Peter’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Peter’s University are $21,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the #5 spot on the list. Rider University is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

Rider did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising 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 Rider University are $20,958.

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#6

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey

Monmouth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Monmouth is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Monmouth also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth University are $28,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Seton Hall University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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