2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the public relations graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

9 Graduate Certificates

Top 25% in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$18,140 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 a year.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

1 Graduate Certificates

#9 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$26,600 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 per year.

Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Ball State University

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

2 Graduate Certificates

#1 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$56,567 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for public relations in the Great Lakes Region .

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Northwestern University Report

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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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