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

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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 South Carolina, there were 317 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,650 and $24,875 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 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 South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public relations and advertising. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations and advertising programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public relations and advertising 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 Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina

$19,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coastal Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Coastal Carolina University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Coastal Carolina University are $19,836.

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#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$36,592 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

C of C also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• 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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