2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in the New England Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,347 people earned their degree in public relations, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 173 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in public relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public relations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public relations 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 PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 38 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston U Public Relations Report

#2

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$40,238 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Suffolk University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 masters’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk University are $40,238.

Full Suffolk Public Relations Report

#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

$34,806 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sacred Heart University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart University are $34,806.

Read full report on Public Relations at Sacred Heart

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (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.

Credits

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

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