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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Relations & Advertising is the #52 most popular major in the country with 21,099 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

Our analysis found Southern Methodist University to be the best school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,985
Arizona 295
Oklahoma 286

Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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