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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$40,667 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,178 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising 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.

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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region 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.

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 Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Our analysis found Quinnipiac University to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Quinnipiac undergraduate students pay an average of $51,270 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Emerson are $51,286 per year.

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$15,380 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising 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 undergraduate student at SNHU are $15,380 a year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Sacred Heart undergraduate students pay an average of $45,230 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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$24,946 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Connecticut State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the New England Region ranking. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCSU are $24,946 per year.

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#7

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT
$35,760 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Bridgeport did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

UBridgeport undergraduate students pay an average of $35,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Suffolk University

Boston, MA
$41,648 Average Tuition & Fees

Suffolk University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the New England Region list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Suffolk undergraduate students pay an average of $41,648 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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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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