by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Advertising. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at The University of Texas at Austin. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in public relations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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BA in Communication - Public Relations
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MA in Communication - Public Relations
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MA in Communication - New Media & Marketing
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UT Austin paid an average of $1,228 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $659 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,028 | $22,886 |
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UT Austin does not offer an online option for its public relations doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Austin Online Learning page.
Women made up around 60.0% of the public relations students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the public relations doctor’s degrees at UT Austin in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advertising | 10 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 6 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 8 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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