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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$28,816 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,703 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public relations and advertising was ranked #52 in the country. In fact 21,099 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for public relations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Relations & Advertising

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at BYU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $14,227.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $38,358 per year. The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at CU - Boulder take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,053. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $619.

CU - Boulder also claimed a spot on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boise State are $24,980 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year. The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at U of I take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,658. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $273.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations and advertising students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $27,502 in tuition and fees each year. Public Relations majors at MSU Denver take out an average of $30,547 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Colorado Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations and advertising students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

CCU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,473 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northwest Nazarene University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NNU are $34,390 per year.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 447
Utah 221
Idaho 83
Montana 16
Wyoming 1

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

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 8 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.

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