by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Speech Communication is the 18th most popular major in the country with 41,146 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,335 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 278 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in speech communication. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their speech communication 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 master’s degree speech communication students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 140 degrees to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s speech communication degrees 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%.
Read more about Speech Communication at Texas Christian University
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Speech Communication at Texas State University
With a ranking of #7, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at Northeastern State University
With a ranking of #8, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s speech communication degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Speech Communication at Texas Tech University
Northern Arizona University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Sam Houston State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Speech Communication Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Speech Communication Report
University of Arizona came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees 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.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, 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 97%.
Read more about Speech Communication at The University of Texas at Austin
St. Mary’s University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary’s University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
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 Speech Communication at St. Mary’s University
With a ranking of #17, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 22 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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