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2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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4 Degrees Awarded
$38,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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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 the Southwest region, there were 2,591 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,541 and $22,069 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular public relations and advertising programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree public relations students.

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

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