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2023 Most Popular 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Relations & Advertising program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public relations majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 39% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in the Southwest Region . UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

About 88% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

About 83% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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

Women make up 75% of the public relations majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools 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.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Southern Methodist University Report

Dallas Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public relations and advertising programs. Located in the city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public relations and advertising students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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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 8 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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