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2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

34 Colleges
5,279 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,176 Avg Cost*

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication & media studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication & media studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & media studies ranking for non-traditional students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region list.

About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,943 students are part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson. University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at University of Arizona is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.

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Arizona State University - Tempe earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population. ASU - Tempe also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. About 8,480 of the students at ASU - Tempe are attending part time.

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Texas Tech University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. 7,077 of Texas Tech students are attending part time.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman. University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at University of Oklahoma is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,433 students take at least one class online at University of Oklahoma. 6,082 of University of Oklahoma students are attending part time.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at UOPX - Arizona is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 85,576 of UOPX - Arizona students are exclusively distance learners.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas Christian University. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth. TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.5% of TCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 218 of TCU students are exclusively distance learners. 317 of TCU students are attending part time.

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Dallas Baptist University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 0.0% of DBU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,435 students take at least one class online at DBU. 1,499 students are part time.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. SMU also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region rankings.

About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. 3,019 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Houston - Clear Lake as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 2,857 students take at least one class online at UH Clear Lake. There are roughly 4,970 part time students in attendance at UH Clear Lake.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students communication & media studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,555
Arizona 1,848
Oklahoma 256
New Mexico 34

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