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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Communications is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,001 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,479 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 229 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in communications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communications.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communications at Texas Southern University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Texarkana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 115 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students 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%.
Read full report on Communications at Grand Canyon University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Angelo State University is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at Angelo State University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts 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 masters’s communication arts degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Communications Report
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
West Texas A&M University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communications at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at The University of Texas at El Paso
Tarleton State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’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 masters’s communication arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
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