2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southwest Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,269 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in public relations and advertising. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations and advertising programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations and advertising program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 21 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in the Southwest Region
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 262 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 154 bachelors’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
UH also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 77 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public relations degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University also took the #18 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 315 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Oklahoma Public Relations & Advertising Report
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 166 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
NAU also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 122 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students list, OSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #9, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 23 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations students per year to attend Grand Canyon University.
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University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #11, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 92 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
SFASU also took the #19 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations students per year to attend SFASU.
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Lamar University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2019-2020.
Lamar University also took the #21 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $12,311 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations students.
With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 85 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 567 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Public Relations & Advertising Report
Dallas Baptist University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas Baptist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
DBU also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Dallas Baptist University is $26,387 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students.
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With a ranking of #17, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
ORU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $22,248 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students per year to attend Oral Roberts University.
Full Oral Roberts University Public Relations & Advertising Report
Abilene Christian University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Abilene Christian also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Abilene Christian University is $26,809 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations students.
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Texas Christian University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Christian University is $36,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree public relations students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Saint Edward’s University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public relations students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Edward’s University, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Edward’s University is $24,833 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations students.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 98 bachelors’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.
SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Methodist University is $36,222 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Public Relations students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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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%.
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- *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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