2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Oregon (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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

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The public relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #1 spot on the 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 also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at University of Oregon

#2

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon

$23,868 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Portland. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Getting Aid list. University of Portland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Portland, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Portland are $23,868.

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

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