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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$31,244 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public relations majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Quinnipiac University the best value school in the New England Region for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 per year.

Quinnipiac excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Quinnipiac University Report

#2

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson 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 Emerson are $31,910 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Emerson also did well on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Emerson College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SNHU are $19,470 a year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public relations and advertising schools in the New England Region . Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 per year.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Sacred Heart University

#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Boston University

Central Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations and advertising students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCSU are $26,072 a year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Central Connecticut State University Report

#7

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UBridgeport are $21,686 a year.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at University of Bridgeport

#8

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Suffolk are $39,813 per year.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Suffolk University

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 189
Connecticut 74
Rhode Island 0
New Hampshire 187

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 8 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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