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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,229 people earned their degree in public relations and advertising, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,513 and had an average of $25,130 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,543 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,827 and $23,037 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public relations and advertising programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public relations and advertising program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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