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2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region

15 Colleges
$38,541 Avg Salary
$22,069 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public relations and advertising programs. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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#10

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

With a ranking of #10, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public relations and advertising students. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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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 15 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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