2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Great Lakes Region

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

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

#1

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH

20 Undergraduate Certificates

$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Akron Main Campus to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

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#2

Sinclair Community College

Dayton, OH

8 Undergraduate Certificates

#24 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$8,076 Average Tuition & Fees

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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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

Sinclair Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

88 Undergraduate Certificates

$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC are $27,111 a year.

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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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