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2024 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

17 Colleges in the Southwest Region
878 Bachelor's Degrees
Communication & Media Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #52 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for communication & media studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 878 bachelor's degrees in communication & media studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of communication & media studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communication & media studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Media Studies

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22 Annual Graduates

Texas Christian University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from Texas Christian University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies needs to look into Texas Tech University. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from Texas Tech University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
241 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies needs to check out Arizona State University - Skysong. ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from Arizona State University - Skysong

4
124 Annual Graduates

Sam Houston State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies. SHSU is a very large public university located in the town of Huntsville.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from Sam Houston State University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6 Annual Graduates

UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from University of Houston

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
30 Annual Graduates

Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Marcos.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from Texas State University

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Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
30 Annual Graduates

Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Antonio.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from Trinity University

8
92 Annual Graduates

UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public university located in the city of Edinburg.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
61 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from Stephen F Austin State University

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30 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public university located in the large city of Corpus Christi.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication & media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 572 609
Oklahoma 377 27
Arizona 356 242
New Mexico 202 0

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Communication & Media Studies is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 2,799
Communications 1,963
Other Communication & Media Studies 62

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