by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 50 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Quinn College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Paul Quinn College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 8 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Edward’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 55 ’s communication arts 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 full report on Communications at Saint Edward’s University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. USAO is a small public school situated in Chickasha, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 325 ’s degrees 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%.
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools 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. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified ’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Communications Report
Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 64 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at Prairie View A & M University
Baylor University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 174 ’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 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%.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified ’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
Austin College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools 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 ’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 94 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M International University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 41 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at Texas A&M International University
Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. ORU is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 17 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 471 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Communications Report
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 54 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 27 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified ’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communications at University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of Houston - Victoria ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Victoria is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 26 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications at University of Houston - Victoria
Cameron University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lawton, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s communication arts degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 32 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 239 ’s communication arts degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #21, Arizona Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 2 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at Arizona Christian University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Communications Report
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 257 diplomas to qualified ’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s communication arts degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at Central New Mexico Community College
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