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
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public relations and advertising was ranked #71 in the country. In fact 2,828 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Colleges.
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 city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very 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 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.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
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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 large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each 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 midsize city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Texas Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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 made our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
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Southern Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU are $35,802 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, SMU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Dallas Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DBU are $21,272 a year.
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Texas A&M International University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public school with a medium-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 schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 224 |
| Arizona | 43 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 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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