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2024 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas

14 Colleges in Texas
727 Media Studies Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in communication & media studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #82 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for communication & media studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 727 degrees in communication & media studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School

Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas The media studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Communication & Media Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Communication & Media Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Media Studies
Master's Degrees in Media Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Media Studies

The media studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies in Texas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the media studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Texas Schools in Media Studies

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX

It is difficult to beat Texas Christian University if you want to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were about 22 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
126 Media Studies Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Texas Tech University if you wish to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 126 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
124 Media Studies Degrees Awarded

Sam Houston State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #565 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.

There were about 124 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In TX

It is difficult to beat University of Houston if you want to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were about 11 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
38 Media Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #307 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Trinity U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Trinity U in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
92 Media Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #458 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Rio Grande Valley is a great university overall.

There were about 92 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
71 Media Studies Degrees Awarded

SFASU is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Nacogdoches. This university ranks 48th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 71 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 55th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 30 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in communication & media studies from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
34.5% Growth in Graduates

UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Tyler. This university ranks 47th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 29 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Tyler in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 267
Oklahoma 565 49
New Mexico 416 0

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One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Media Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communications 1,873
Speech Communication 1,543
Other Communication & Media Studies 46

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