Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$42,163 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public relations and advertising was ranked 10th in District of Columbia. In fact, 521 were awarded in the state 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Relations & Advertising

Our analysis found Trinity Washington University to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Trinity College graduate students pay an average of $14,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Trinity College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read More…

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for public relations in District of Columbia.

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

#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown also made our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Georgetown University

#4

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American University is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at American University Report

Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,101
New York 1,767
Maryland 42
New Jersey 315
Delaware 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 4 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.