Public Relations at Texas State University

Every public relations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the PR program at Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812. Of the 1,738 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas State University in 2021, 201 of them were public relations majors.

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

Texas State Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Texas State Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Texas State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at Texas State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. 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
	2
	3
	13
	13
	33
	48

PR Student Demographics at Texas State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at Texas State University.

Texas State Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 201 students earned a bachelor's degree in PR from Texas State. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its PR bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	75
White	96
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Texas State also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Advertising

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in PR 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 State 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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.