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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$17,015 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,794 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising School for You

Public Relations & Advertising is the #34 most popular major in South Carolina with 347 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Carolina to see which 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 Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public relations majors pursuing a .

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Relations & Advertising

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofSC are $12,688 a year. On average, public relations graduates from UofSC take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $402, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UofSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in South Carolina list.

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#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC
$12,978 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

C of C undergraduate students pay an average of $12,978 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, C of C also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in South Carolina ranking.

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$11,640 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Carolina University are $11,640 a year.

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#4

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

The excellent programs at Winthrop University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Winthrop are $15,846 per year. The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at Winthrop take out is $25,834.

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#5

Columbia College

Columbia, SC
$18,218 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College South Carolina are $18,218 per year.

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$30,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Anderson University South Carolina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #6 on the list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 a year.

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Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 639
Virginia 84
North Carolina 422
Florida 1,747
Tennessee 281
Kentucky 453
Louisiana 133
Arkansas 134
Alabama 477
Mississippi 64
West Virginia 114

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.

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