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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

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 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate 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 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#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 large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in public relations at Texas Tech, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Of the 8 students majoring in public relations at UNT, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Of the 6 students majoring in public relations at NAU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

About 75% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

With a ranking of #6, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 224
Arizona 43

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

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 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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