2021 Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
6Colleges
1,827Bachelor's Degrees
$31,735Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Public Relations & Advertising is the #20 most popular major in Texas with 1,827 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 16,847 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 10.8% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public relations & advertising programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public relations & advertising program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The University of Texas at Austin tops the 2021 list of our schools in Texas that are best for non-traditional public relations & advertising students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Texas ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. 3,479 students are part time.
Southern Methodist University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. SMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Texas list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. 3,019 students are part time.
Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best public relations & advertising schools for non-traditional students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock. Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Texas list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. 7,077 of Texas Tech students are attending part time.
University of Houston earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population. UH also made our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Texas list, coming in at #3.
About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. 13,663 of UH students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas State University. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Texas ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at El Paso as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso. UTEP also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising in Texas rankings.
About 2.7% of UTEP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,163 students at UTEP that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,177 part time students in attendance at UTEP.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
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Public Relations & Advertising is the #20 most popular major in Texas with 1,827 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 16,847 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 10.8% were from a college or university in the state.
