2022 Best Value Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,802 people earned their degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States.

Across Michigan, there were 50 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

Albion College

Albion, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$12,032 Average Net Price

$28,450 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Albion College landed the #1 spot on the list. Albion College is located in Albion, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 ’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.

Albion also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Albion College is $12,032 for Michigan Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$13,021 Average Net Price

$43,329 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Michigan” list. The yearly cost to attend WMU is $13,021 for Michigan Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$14,962 Average Net Price

$44,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spring Arbor University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Spring Arbor University is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 ’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.

Spring Arbor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $14,962 for Michigan Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Spring Arbor University.

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• Best Value Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $0-$30k)

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

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