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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$19,333 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

UNL also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Kansas Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 63
Minnesota 52
Iowa 3
Kansas 14
Nebraska 63

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 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 5 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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