2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is the 183rd most popular major in the country with 3,827 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 229 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 48 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 the New England Region 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 the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$31,754 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #1 spot on the list. Emerson College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 22 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Emerson also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$20,090 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090.

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#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$34,806 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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