Public Relations & Advertising at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 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.

UT Austin 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

UT Austin Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at UT Austin 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public relations, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	243
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

UT Austin Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	13
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	378
Public Relations	139
General Organizational Communication	79

Related Majors

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

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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.