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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$42,629 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,919 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising School for You

Public Relations & Advertising is the #71 most popular major in the country with 2,828 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, CA
$44,382 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Biola University to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Biola are $44,382 a year.

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$27,733 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $27,733 per year.

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$37,018 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Baptist University is a great value for public relations and advertising students. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Baptist are $37,018 per year.

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#4

Chapman University

Orange, CA
$58,634 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chapman are $58,634 a year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Chapman University Report

#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR
$39,308 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UO are $39,308 a year.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at University of Oregon

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oregon State are $31,579 a year.

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University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in tuition and fees each year.

USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 143
Washington 7
Oregon 38

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public relations and advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public Relations

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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