2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Public Relations is the 136th most popular major in the country with 5,347 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 720 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public relations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (Income $0-$30k)

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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