2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 20,229 people earned their degree in public relations and advertising, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,513 and had an average of $25,130 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 558 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,650 and $19,636 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public relations and advertising. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public relations and advertising programs, but they also cost less that 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 and advertising program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree public relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991.

Full UO Public Relations & Advertising Report

#2

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon

$23,868 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Portland. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

University of Portland also took the #0 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Portland are $23,868, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

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