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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$42,163 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree School for You

Public Relations & Advertising is the #19 most popular major in District of Columbia with 266 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Relations & Advertising

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity College are $14,850 per year.

Trinity College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for public relations in District of Columbia.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.

Georgetown also made our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The American University are $38,456 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The American University is ranked #3 for overall quality for public relations in District of Columbia.

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Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 366
Pennsylvania 108
Maryland 10
New Jersey 59
Delaware 1

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 4 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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