2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arizona, there were 342 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,950 and $21,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations and advertising program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,170 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our arizona master’s degree public relations students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,170 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 18 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona master’s degree public relations students list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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