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

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.

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.

Texas Tech Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

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.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors earned their master's degree from Texas Tech. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations, advertising, and applied communication each year. Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech, 66% 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 Tech University with a master's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Relations
• Advertising

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 Tech 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 Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.