Public Relations & Advertising at Texas Tech University

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if Texas Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year.

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.

Texas Tech Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Relations (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Texas Tech Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Texas Tech 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.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Texas Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	169
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Texas Tech Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in public relations each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Texas Tech, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	153
Public Relations	146
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	80
Sports Communication	38

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 Tech 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 Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.