2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Alabama

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Alabama, there were 544 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,550 and $22,438 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public relations and advertising. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public relations and advertising 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 and advertising program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree public relations students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Alabama

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 23 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UA Public Relations & Advertising Report

#2

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$16,156 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #2 spot on the list. TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Troy 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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