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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$18,886 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,745 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Public Relations & Advertising

Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the best value school in the United States for public relations and advertising students working on their undergraduate certificate. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Akron Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their undergraduate certificate. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year.

Sinclair Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Sinclair Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

UMSL undergraduate students pay an average of $30,570 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMSL also did well on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UM are $28,476 a year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at The University of Montana Report

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Miami Media School

Miami, FL

Miami Media School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Miami Media School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Miami.

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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 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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