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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Tennessee” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 20,229 people earned their degree in public relations and advertising, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States. 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 Tennessee, there were 264 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,967 and $22,268 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public relations and advertising program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$16,656 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. UT Martin is a medium-sized school located in Martin, Tennessee that handed out 7 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Martin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Martin are $16,656, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Martin Public Relations & Advertising Report

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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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