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Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$27,374 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.

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.

The Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public relations majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

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

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising schools 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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