2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 3,827 people earned their degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 292 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 54 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$32,268 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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