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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,380 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,291 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,159 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. To top this list, a school must have a successful general journalism program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 22 schools in the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 234 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s journalism 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 202 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 General Journalism at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 166 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Read full report on General Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 83 bachelors’s journalism 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.
Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 Southern Methodist University General Journalism Report
Texas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Journalism at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Journalism at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Northern Arizona University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s journalism students 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%.
Read more about General Journalism at Northern Arizona University
Texas Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 General Journalism at Texas Christian University
Texas Tech University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Texas Southern University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Angelo State University is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Journalism at Angelo State University
Northeastern State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s journalism degrees 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%.
Full Northeastern State University General Journalism Report
Oral Roberts University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. ORU is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 6 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Journalism at Oral Roberts University
Oklahoma City University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. OCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Baptist University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small school located in Shawnee, Oklahoma that handed out 3 bachelors’s journalism degrees 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%.
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oklahoma Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s journalism degrees 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%.
West Texas A&M University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Journalism Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Journalism at West Texas A&M University
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