2027 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Maryland
[Public Relations & Advertising](/majors/communication-journalism-media/public-relations-advertising/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value public relations & advertising schools.
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2027 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Maryland
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the public relations & advertising degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools
For return on investment in public relations & advertising, no school beat Morgan State University this year. Morgan State University is a large public school located in the city of Baltimore. Students from in state pay about $8,229 in tuition and fees, compared with $19,124 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for public relations & advertising graduates is $31,875. Early-career public relations & advertising graduates make about $28,091. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Morgan State University admits about 82% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Hood College earned it the #2 place for public relations & advertising. Set in the city of Frederick, Hood College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $47,700. Typical student debt for public relations & advertising graduates is $24,703. Soon after graduation, public relations & advertising degree recipients from Hood College generally make around $59,332. Set against $24,703 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 78% of applicants are accepted.
University Of Maryland University College came in at #3 on our 2027 list of the best value public relations & advertising schools. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, University Of Maryland University College is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,136, with out-of-state students paying around $12,336. Public Relations & Advertising graduates carry a median of $23,276 in student loans. Early-career public relations & advertising graduates make about $65,890. That is a strong return on a $23,276 median debt.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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