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The University of Texas at Austin MA in Public Relations & Advertising

38 Master's Degrees Awarded
$48,041 Average Salary

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 The University of Texas at Austin. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in public relations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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

$12,028 Average Tuition and Fees

UT Austin Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UT Austin paid an average of $1,228 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $659 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $12,028 $22,886

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Public Relations From UT Austin?

$48,041 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their master’s degree from UT Austin is $48,041 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $49,379.

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Does UT Austin Offer an Online MA in Public Relations?

Online degrees for the UT Austin 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 UT Austin Online Learning page.

UT Austin Master’s Student Diversity for Public Relations

38 Master's Degrees Awarded
63.2% Women
28.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 38 students received their master’s degree in public relations. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public relations in 2019-2020, 63.2% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.9% of the public relations master’s degrees at UT Austin in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 17
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

MA in Public Relations Focus Areas at UT Austin

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Advertising 38

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Journalism 6
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 21

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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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