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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree School for You

In <nil>, public relations & advertising students earned 1,922 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the public relations bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for public relations & advertising students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

On average, public relations graduates from UT Austin take out $18,699 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $348.

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Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at SMU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,014. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $728, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public relations majors at TCU accumulate an average of around $20,709 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $1,043.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public relations majors at Texas Tech accumulate an average of around $19,650 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $341, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public relations & advertising schools in Texas. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public relations majors at Texas State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,820. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $247, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for public relations & advertising students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Public Relations majors at UH take out an average of $20,027 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations & advertising students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public relations & advertising students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

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Abilene Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree public relations & advertising programs. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Abilene.

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Dallas Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 285
Oklahoma 286

Public Relations Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations 5,039
Advertising 4,655
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 4,517
General Organizational Communication 1,905
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 1,802
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 1,409
Sports Communication 943
Health Communication 424
Technical & Scientific Communication 203
Political Communication 195
International & Intercultural Communication 183

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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