by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Southern Methodist University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in public relations, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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BA in Communication - Public Relations
Prepare to develop your skills in building mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their public audiences.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. SMU is in the top 10% of the country for public relations. More specifically it was ranked #21 out of 307 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for SMU.
Part-time undergraduates at SMU paid an average of $2,171 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,958 | $51,958 |
| Fees | $6,582 | $6,582 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,110 | $17,110 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,600 | $2,600 |
Learn more about SMU tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SMU in Public Relations walked away with an average of $19,500 in student debt. That is 16% lower than the national average of $23,348.
public relations who receive their bachelor’s degree from SMU make an average of $44,077 a year during the early days of their career. That is 27% higher than the national average of $34,735.
Online degrees for the SMU public relations bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 84.7% of the public relations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Around 27.6% of public relations bachelor’s degree recipients at SMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 67 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Organizational Communication | 29 |
| Public Relations | 25 |
| Advertising | 44 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 29 |
| Journalism | 42 |
View All Public Relations & Advertising Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
