by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 66,787 communication and media studies students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,115 and had an average of $25,414 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,936 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,822 and $25,371 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,702 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 83 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students.
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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Paul Quinn College
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern University is located in Georgetown, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Southwestern University Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region. Wiley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Wiley College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ottawa University - Surprise. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Surprise, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Ottawa University - Surprise Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 167 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Saint Edward’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s communications degrees 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%.
Full St. Edward’s University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sherman, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
East Texas Baptist University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at East Texas Baptist University
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 549 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Skysong Communication & Media Studies Report
Oklahoma Baptist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 311 bachelors’s communications degrees 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 Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Trinity University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 30 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
Prairie View A & M University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 64 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 177 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 169 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Texas A&M San Antonio is a medium-sized public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 48 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - San Antonio Communication & Media Studies Report
Texas Lutheran University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Texas Lutheran University
With a ranking of #20, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Communication & Media Studies Report
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oral Roberts University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #24, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 296 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Arizona
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Houston - Downtown
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