2025 Best Public Relations Schools in the Southwest Region
4Colleges in the Southwest Region
649PR Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in public relations, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #138 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Relations Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 649 degrees in public relations to qualified students.
The pr program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Relations rankings. For our Best Overall Public Relations School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Relations Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Public Relations in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the pr degree levels they offer.
The University of Texas at Austin is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in public relations. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 144 public relations students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Southern Methodist University if you want to pursue a degree in public relations. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were about 35 public relations students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in public relations has to take a look at Texas Tech University. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 160 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
Texas State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public relations. Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. This university ranks 16th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 227 public relations students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The pr program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Relations rankings. For our Best Overall Public Relations School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
