2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

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.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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 District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree public relations, advertising, and applied communication students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgetown Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity College also made our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity Washington University are $14,580.

Full Trinity Washington University Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (With Aid)

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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