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2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master's in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Texas” 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 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” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public relations and advertising program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The public relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas”.

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Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Texas

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Texas Tech

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 38 masters’s public relations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree public relations students list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 #4 for the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M International University are $15,106, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Texas Christian University

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Relations Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s public relations 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Methodist University Public Relations & Advertising Report

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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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