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2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$17,859 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public relations and advertising is the #66 most popular major in Texas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public relations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Relations & Advertising

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the best value school in Texas for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Texas Tech University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a year.

Full Public Relations & Advertising at University of North Texas Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SMU are $35,802 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SMU is ranked #5 for overall quality for public relations in Texas.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Southern Methodist University

Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 43

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

Majors Similar to Public Relations

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

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