by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,046 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region media studies students.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiley College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wiley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 30 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Texas Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. East Texas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Texas. It awarded 12 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at East Texas Baptist University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 71 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 124 ’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Sam Houston State University
Huston - Tillotson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 5 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Huston - Tillotson University
With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 264 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Skysong Communication & Media Studies Report
East Central University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 17 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Sherman, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s media studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Lubbock Christian University Communication & Media Studies Report
Texas Wesleyan University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Texas Wesleyan
MSU Texas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified ’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at MSU Texas
Texas Southern University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 19 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Southern University Communication & Media Studies Report
Eastern Oklahoma State College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Wilburton, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s media studies degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Texas Tech University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s media studies degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s media studies degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
With a ranking of #21, Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Texarkana is a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas A&M Texarkana
With a ranking of #22, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 29 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas at Tyler
Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 22 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Texas Christian University
LeTourneau University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. LeTourneau University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Bethany, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s media studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Nazarene University Communication & Media Studies Report
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