Ranked #138 in popularity, public relations is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for public relations students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 631 degrees in public relations annually.
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. We derive our Best Overall Public Relations School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Relations Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the pr degrees they offer, see the list below.
The University of Texas at Austin is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in public relations. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 144 public relations students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish 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 colleges 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 year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in public relations needs to take a look at Texas Tech University. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very 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 finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public relations. Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the 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 data year.
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. We derive our Best Overall Public Relations School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
