2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

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 Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 99 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,800 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 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 Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia

$22,994 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,600 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2019-2020.

Virginia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia State are $22,994, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Virginia State

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 10 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

Full Liberty University Public Relations & Advertising Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising (Income $48-$75k)

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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