by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 10,266 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,046 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in communication and media studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 55 masters’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Stephen F Austin State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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 85%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 23 masters’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong
Texas State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas State University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at ASU - Tempe
Tarleton State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Tarleton State University
University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified 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 Communication & Media Studies at University of Arizona
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