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

12 Colleges
$50,942 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree 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 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree 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 master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in public relations at Texas Tech, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in public relations at UT Austin, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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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 large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in public relations at DBU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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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 midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the public relations majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in public relations at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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 fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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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 large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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

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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

Of the 7 students majoring in public relations at UNT, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#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 city of Houston.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges by State

Explore the best public relations and advertising colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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 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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