2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public relations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public relations majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for public relations in the Southwest Region .
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
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University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations and advertising students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
TCU graduate students pay an average of $32,268 in tuition and fees each year.
TCU also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SMU also did well on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Dallas Baptist University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DBU are $21,272 per year.
Texas A&M International University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. Located in the city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M International University are $15,405 a year.
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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State
Explore the best public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,985 |
| Arizona | 295 |
| Oklahoma | 286 |
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Public Relations & Advertising Related Majors for Public Relations
Public Relations & Advertising is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Relations
| 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 11 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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