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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$25,574 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,703 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 42 degrees and certificates were awarded to public relations and advertising students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #143 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public relations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

Check out the public relations bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Morgan State University the best value school in Maryland for public relations and advertising students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan State are $8,008 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public relations majors at Morgan State accumulate an average of around $34,949 in student debt.

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#2

Hood College

Frederick, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hood College is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hood are $43,140 per year.

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Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,101
New York 1,767
New Jersey 315
District of Columbia 521
Delaware 1

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public relations and advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public Relations

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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