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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$38,275 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,239 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.

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.

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 Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the public relations programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, OH
$23,090 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for public relations and advertising students. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ashland are $23,090 per year.

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Great Lakes Region . UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

UDayton undergraduate students pay an average of $44,890 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UDayton is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN
$44,796 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valparaiso University is a great value for public relations and advertising students. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Valpo are $44,796 a year.

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$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $22,810 per year.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Ohio University - Athens Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $37,632 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #5 for overall quality for public relations in the Great Lakes Region .

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in tuition and fees each year.

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$32,101 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #7 on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $32,101 per year.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public relations and advertising programs. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ball State are $27,524 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ball State also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Northwestern University Report

#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #10, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $41,290 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State 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 Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 23
Illinois 118
Ohio 48
Indiana 28
Wisconsin 0

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 10 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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