by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 41,146 people earned their degree in speech communication, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States.
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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in speech communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular speech communication programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 140 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 18 masters’s speech communication degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 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 ranking of #6, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 10 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
Texas Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Speech Communication at University of Arizona
With a ranking of #11, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Speech Communication Report
Dallas Baptist University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. 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.
Read full report on Speech Communication at Dallas Baptist University
Northeastern State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Northeastern State University
Abilene Christian University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Abilene Christian University Speech Communication Report
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 22 masters’s speech communication 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
St. Mary’s University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Speech Communication Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 18 students 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%.
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