2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 21,099 people earned their degree in public relations and advertising, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States. 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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public relations and advertising. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public relations and advertising programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public relations and advertising program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s”.
Top 9 Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying public relations list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public relations degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 47,090 students enrolled at UH, 1,382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 86%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s 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.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech University supports 40,322 students, and 1,242 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 630 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Tech]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
TCU also made our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 520 of the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University were GI Bill® students, of which 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. To help with additional expenses, 343 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University, 327 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. During this same period, 103 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Methodist University]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)
Dallas Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s list. DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DBU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 4,247 students enrolled at DBU, 200 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 150 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,924. On top of their other funding sources, 39 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Dallas Baptist University]](/colleges/dallas-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Texas landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Public Relations for a Master’s ranking. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Texas does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 veteran student life at University of North Texas]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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