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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$13,355 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,703 Avg Salary

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

Public Relations & Advertising is the #81 most popular major in Arizona with 295 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arizona 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public relations majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the best value school in Arizona for public relations and advertising students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $11,348 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public relations graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $20,081 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $805, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Out of the 3 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,527 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at NAU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,063. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $456.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year. The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at Grand Canyon University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,122.

Grand Canyon University also made our Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,985
Oklahoma 286

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 3 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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