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Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,108 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,703 Avg Salary

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

With 27 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public relations and advertising is the #84 most popular major in South Dakota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State also made our Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHSU are $8,916 per year.

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Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 356
Minnesota 128
Kansas 107
Iowa 289
Nebraska 347
North Dakota 30

Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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