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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$48,596 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,094 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality 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. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinity College are $25,110 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Trinity College is ranked #5 for overall quality for public relations in District of Columbia.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Trinity Washington University

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

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at George Washington University

#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. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgetown are $59,957 a year.

Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at American University

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

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

More Public Relations & Advertising Rankings in District of Columbia

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.

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