by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 21,099 people earned their degree in public relations and advertising, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,287 and had an average of $23,973 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 2,005 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,606 and $22,377 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public relations and advertising. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public relations and advertising program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Dallas Baptist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
Full Dallas Baptist University Public Relations & Advertising Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 64 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 31 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at The University of Texas at Austin
Texas A&M International University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Texas A&M International University
University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Texas Public Relations & Advertising Report
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Texas A&M College Station
With a ranking of #10, East Texas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in Texas list. East Texas Baptist University is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
Full East Texas Baptist University Public Relations & Advertising Report
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