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Southern Methodist University MA in Public Relations & Advertising

15 Master's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Advertising. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Public Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Southern Methodist University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public relations, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Public Relations from SMU Cost?

$47,478 Average Tuition and Fees

SMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at SMU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$40,896$40,896
Fees$6,582$6,582

Does SMU Offer an Online MA in Public Relations?

Online degrees for the SMU public relations master’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.

SMU Master’s Student Diversity for Public Relations

15 Master's Degrees Awarded
86.7% Women
26.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 15 master’s degrees in public relations awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 86.7% of the public relations students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.7% of the public relations master’s degrees at SMU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White11
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

MA in Public Relations Focus Areas at SMU

Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Advertising15

References

*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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