2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 169 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 22 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

$16,898 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. East Stroudsburg University is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees to qualified students.

East Stroudsburg University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Stroudsburg University are $16,898, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $75-$110k)

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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