2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public relations majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WKU are $18,340 a year.
Full Public Relations & Advertising at Western Kentucky University Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in the Southeast Region . Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
Louisiana State University graduate students pay an average of $29,966 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofSC are $30,160 a year.
UofSC also claimed a spot on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report
Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State
Explore the best public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 639 |
| Virginia | 84 |
| North Carolina | 422 |
| Florida | 1,747 |
| Tennessee | 281 |
| Kentucky | 453 |
| South Carolina | 347 |
| Louisiana | 133 |
| Arkansas | 134 |
| Alabama | 477 |
| Mississippi | 64 |
| West Virginia | 114 |
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Majors Related to Public Relations
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public relations and advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 6 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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