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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Relations & Advertising is the #81 most popular major in Arizona with 295 degrees and certificates awarded 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 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 Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arizona. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $13,460 per year.

University of Arizona did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Arizona Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $11,555 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NAU is ranked #5 for overall quality for public relations in Arizona.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Northern Arizona University

Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,985
Oklahoma 286

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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