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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$20,377 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,942 Avg Salary

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

Public Relations & Advertising is the #52 most popular major in the country with 21,099 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the public relations master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Relations & Advertising

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Saint Paul the best value school in the Plains States Region for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 per year.

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#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Webster University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Webster graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNI are $21,201 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNI is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#6

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Washburn University are $19,316 a year.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 356
Minnesota 128
Kansas 107
Iowa 289
Nebraska 347
North Dakota 30
South Dakota 27

Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Relations

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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