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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Plains States region, there were 338 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 13 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The public relations, advertising, and applied communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri

$8,515 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Drury University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drury University are $8,515, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$15,696 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 12 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Maryville U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville U are $15,696, 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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