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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
666 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,347 people earned their degree in public relations, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 690 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 666 public relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in public relations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public relations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public relations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree pr students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Relations (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 181 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $13,575 for southwest region bachelor’s degree pr students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin Public Relations Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 157 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $13,326 for southwest region bachelor’s degree pr students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech Public Relations Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 86 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH is $9,925 for southwest region bachelor’s degree pr students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Public Relations at UH

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 202 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,292 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree PR students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State.

Full Texas State Public Relations Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 25 bachelors’s PR degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $27,331 for southwest region bachelor’s degree pr students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Public Relations at SMU

#6

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value PR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s PR degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

ORU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $20,104 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree PR students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Public Relations at Oral Roberts University

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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.

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