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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$33,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Biola are $12,006 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Baptist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 a year.

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#4

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized 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 graduate students at Chapman are $37,538 a year.

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#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UO are $30,567 a year.

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University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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