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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$26,209 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public relations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMGC are $12,132 a year.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

Villanova not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 per year.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

GWU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public relations and advertising programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,101
New York 1,767
Maryland 42
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 7 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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