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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$50,942 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 14% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in public relations at ASU - Skysong, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the public relations majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular 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 city of College Station.

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University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

About 29% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Women make up 71% of the public relations majors at the school.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at Texas Christian University Report

#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public relations and advertising programs. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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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 12 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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