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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$31,498 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. 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.

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Relations & Advertising

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $33,953 in tuition and fees each year.

CU - Boulder also claimed a spot on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at University of Colorado Boulder

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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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 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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