2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

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In 2019-2020, 3,827 people earned their degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 147 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 79 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$14,580 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Trinity College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity College are $14,580.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $30-$48k)

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.

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