Public Relations & Advertising at Texas Christian University

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what Texas Christian University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and has a total student population of 11,379. In 2021, 96 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from TCU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations & Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

TCU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

TCU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at TCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at TCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	32
	53
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	70

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in public relations from TCU. This makes it the #71 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of TCU Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at TCU is $39,394. This is 7% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at TCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Texas Christian University.

TCU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The public relations program at TCU awarded 96 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at TCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Christian University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	70
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

TCU Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from TCU in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from TCU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Christian University with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TCU also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Communication & Media Studies

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Amymay52 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.