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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Texas (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Public Relations & Advertising is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 20,229 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Texas, there were 1,876 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,455 and $23,593 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 143 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in public relations and advertising. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Texas (With Aid)

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M International University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M International University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M International University are $15,106.

Full Texas A&M International University Public Relations & Advertising Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Public Relations & Advertising Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston Public Relations & Advertising Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Southern Methodist University

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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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