2023 Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising 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.
The Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the public relations programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations and advertising schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.
UT Austin also made our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for public relations and advertising students. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $20,906 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public relations and advertising students. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
TCU undergraduate students pay an average of $51,660 in tuition and fees each year.
TCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public relations and advertising programs. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU are $60,236 per year.
SMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public relations and advertising students. It came in at #9 on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Arizona are $35,153 a year.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NAU are $17,761 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 13 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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