2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising School for You

Public Relations & Advertising is the #53 most popular major in Arkansas with 134 degrees and certificates awarded 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 Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, AR

84 Degrees

#8 in Quality in Arkansas

$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for public relations and advertising students. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-State are $7,130 per year. Public Relations majors at A-State take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, AR

31 Degrees

#7 in Quality in Arkansas

$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCA are $9,563 per year. While working on their degree, public relations majors at UCA accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

UCA also claimed a spot on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Arkansas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Central Arkansas Report

#3

Harding University

Searcy, AR

28 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Arkansas

$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year. On average, public relations graduates from Harding take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $448.

Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in Arkansas list.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Harding University

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

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