2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Relations in the Southwest Region

Public Relations is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #78 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Relations in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 666 bachelor's degrees in public relations during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Relations School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The PR bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Relations in the Southwest Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for public relations, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Public Relations Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for public relations.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Relations in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations.

Most Well Attended Schools for PR Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

202 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#5 Best Quality In TX

Texas State University is a popular option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in public relations. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in Texas.

There were roughly 202 public relations individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Texas State University

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

181 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public relations. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in Texas.

There were approximately 181 public relations students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from The University of Texas at Austin

3

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

157 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#3 Best Quality In TX

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in public relations has to take a look at Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in Texas.

There were roughly 157 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Texas Tech University

4

University of Houston
Houston, TX

86 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In TX

#4 Best Quality In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in public relations has to check out University of Houston. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in Texas.

There were about 86 public relations individuals who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from University of Houston

5

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in Texas.

There were about 25 public relations individuals who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Southern Methodist University

6

Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OK

#1 Best Quality In OK

ORU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tulsa. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public relations in Oklahoma.

There were roughly 14 public relations individuals who graduated with this degree at ORU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Oral Roberts University

7

Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In OK

OCU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

There were roughly 1 public relations individuals who graduated with this degree at OCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Oklahoma City University

8

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

#1 Most Popular In AZ

Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Northern Arizona University

8

Southern Nazarene University
Bethany, OK

#3 Most Popular In OK

Located in the suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in public relations from Southern Nazarene University

 

Best Public Relations Colleges by State

Explore the most popular public relations schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	544	691
Oklahoma	390	7
Arizona	342	3

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Public Relations Related Rankings by Major

Public Relations is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to PR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Advertising	822
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	264
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	210
General Organizational Communication	160
Sports Communication	132
Technical & Scientific Communication	9
Health Communication	4
International & Intercultural Communication	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz. More about our data sources and methodologies.