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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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 $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.

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 public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school. 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 Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

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

#1

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri

$8,515 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 1 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University also made our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drury University are $8,515, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 $75-$110k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication students in 2019-2020.

Maryville U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville U are $15,696, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Maryville University of Saint Louis

• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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