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2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Relations & Advertising is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 21,099 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,287 and had an average of $23,973 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,591 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,541 and $22,069 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 190 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public relations and advertising. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in public relations and advertising.

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Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree public relations students.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Texas Tech

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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 #2 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 31 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at The University of Texas at Austin

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 21 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at ASU - Skysong

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Dallas Baptist University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 12 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Arizona State University - Tempe

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at SMU

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at Texas A&M University - College Station

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Public Relations & Advertising at UNT

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Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 full report on Public Relations & Advertising at UH

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Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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East Texas Baptist University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Relations Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Relations & Advertising at East Texas Baptist University

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