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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$21,234 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,683 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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.

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 the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools

$9,394 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Metropolitan State University to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Metro State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,394 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Metropolitan State University Report

$23,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $23,900 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE
$8,310 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year.

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$16,498 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.

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#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO
$28,700 Average Tuition & Fees

Webster University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Webster undergraduate students pay an average of $28,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.

UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#8

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public relations and advertising programs. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNI are $19,753 a year.

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

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of Northern Iowa Report

#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Kansas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $28,034 per year.

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#10

Washburn University

Topeka, KS
$19,876 Average Tuition & Fees

Washburn University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Washburn University undergraduate students pay an average of $19,876 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Washburn University Report

Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 63
Minnesota 52
Iowa 3
Kansas 14
Nebraska 63

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 10 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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