Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Texas Christian University

If you are interested in studying public relations, advertising, and applied communication, you may want to check out the program at Texas Christian University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and has a total student population of 11,379. Of the 807 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University in 2021, 96 of them were public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication section at the bottom of this page.

TCU Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

TCU Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at TCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at TCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
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In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from TCU. This makes it the #23 most popular school for public relations, advertising, and applied communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at TCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Texas Christian University.

TCU Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at TCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Christian University with a bachelor's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	70
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

TCU Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from TCU in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations, advertising, and applied communication each year. TCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degree from TCU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Christian University with a master's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TCU also has a doctoral program available in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490
Communications Professors	2,460	$68,900
Advertising and Promotions Managers	1,590	$98,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Amymay52 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.