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2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

2 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 54 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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.

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