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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$22,231 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,942 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 366 degrees and certificates were awarded to public relations and advertising students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #64 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in New York 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Marist College the best value school in New York for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Marist graduate students pay an average of $15,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Marist also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Marist College Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at The City College of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in New York. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCNY are $11,402 per year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at The City College of New York Report

#3

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oswego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Oswego is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Oswego.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Oswego are $12,542 per year.

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#4

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Buffalo State helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in New York. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Buffalo State are $12,252 per year.

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#5

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Iona College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

Iona graduate students pay an average of $23,242 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #6, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Syracuse also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #7, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hofstra are $28,180 a year.

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#8

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

School of Visual Arts landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. SVA is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

SVA graduate students pay an average of $50,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at School of Visual Arts Report

St John’s University - New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at STJ are $31,516 per year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at St John’s University - New York Report

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
Pennsylvania 108
Maryland 10
New Jersey 59
District of Columbia 266
Delaware 1

Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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