by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 12,001 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,479 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,963 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in communications. That schools that top this list have a program in communications in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication arts students.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Quinn College landed the #1 spot on the list. Paul Quinn College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Edward’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Communications at St. Edward’s University
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma landed the #3 spot on the list. USAO is a public institution located in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 311 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communications at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Prairie View A & M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications at Prairie View A & M University
Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at Texas A&M University - San Antonio
Austin College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Sherman, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 155 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications at Texas A&M International University
Oral Roberts University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 387 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 46 bachelors’s communication arts 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%.
University of Houston - Victoria came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Communications Report
With a ranking of #17, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 219 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Arizona Christian University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Communications Report
Angelo State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 24 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 246 students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Howard Payne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Brownwood, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #25, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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