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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 66,787 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Texas, there were 4,189 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,914 and $25,844 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,555 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 58 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in communication and media studies 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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Quinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Paul Quinn College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas. Southwestern 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiley College landed the #3 spot on the list. 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.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 167 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Edward’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas. Saint Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 55 bachelors’s communications 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 more about Communication & Media Studies at Saint Edward’s University
With a ranking of #6, Austin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Located in Sherman, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
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East Texas Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at East Texas Baptist University
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. 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 311 bachelors’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%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Communication & Media Studies Report
Trinity University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. Trinity U is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 51 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Prairie View A & M University
Baylor University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 177 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Baylor University
Sam Houston State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 169 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. 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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Seguin, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
With a ranking of #17, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Stephen F Austin State University
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 94 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 #19, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 231 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas Tech
University of St. Thomas came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of St. Thomas
Tarleton State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
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University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. UMHB is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
Huston - Tillotson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #23. Huston - Tillotson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Huston - Tillotson University
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #24. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas A&M International University
Dallas Baptist University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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