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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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

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 Getting Aid.

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

#1

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

$16,898 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at East Stroudsburg University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Stroudsburg University are $16,898.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #2 spot on the 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 are $37,074.

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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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