by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at The University of Texas at Austin. 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.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Ranked at #4 in College Factual's most recent rankings, UT Austin is in the top 1% of the country for public relations students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Austin.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Austin paid an average of $1,795 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $542 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,448 | $40,032 |
| Books and Supplies | $714 | $714 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,286 | $12,286 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,480 | $4,480 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Austin in Public Relations walked away with an average of $21,500 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $23,348.
public relations who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Austin make an average of $46,570 a year during the early days of their career. That is 34% higher than the national average of $34,735.
Online degrees for the UT Austin 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 UT Austin Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.0% of the public relations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.4% of the public relations bachelor’s degrees at UT Austin in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 63 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 292 |
| International Students | 20 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 26 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Organizational Communication | 42 |
| Public Relations | 181 |
| Advertising | 344 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 272 |
| Journalism | 172 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 315 |
*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.
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