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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$33,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Our analysis found Biola University to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Baptist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

Cal Baptist graduate students pay an average of $14,320 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.

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

#4

Chapman University

Orange, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chapman are $37,538 per year.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Chapman University

#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UO graduate students pay an average of $30,567 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 861
Washington 365
Oregon 659

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 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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