by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 21,275 people earned their degree in public relations & advertising, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States. In , public relations & advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $38,341 and had an average of $24,610 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,679 public relations & advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,541 and $26,051 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 193 public relations & advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in public relations & advertising. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public relations & advertising.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Dallas Baptist University Public Relations & Advertising Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, 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 85%.
Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Texas Tech
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 16 masters’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Full Southern Methodist University Public Relations & Advertising Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 43 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Skysong Public Relations & Advertising Report
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Texas A&M International University
With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at University of Houston
With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s public relations students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at Texas A&M University - College Station
East Texas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s public relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full East Texas Baptist University Public Relations & Advertising Report
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