2025 Best Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region
19
Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,605
Journalism Degrees Awarded
$36,123
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #69 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,605 degrees in journalism annually.
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Choosing a Great Journalism School
Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Journalism Rankings by Degree Level
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Best Schools for Journalism in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Journalism
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 156 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the journalism major at The University of Texas at Austin get $3,213 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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It is hard to beat University of Oklahoma Norman Campus if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were about 271 journalism students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program earn about $36,744 in their early career salary.
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University of North Texas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 289 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, journalism degree recipients generally earn an average of $38,118 in the first five years of their career.
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Any student who is interested in journalism needs to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 208 journalism students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Those journalism students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Tempe make $6,614 more than the typical journalism grad.
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Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were about 75 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program earn about $35,675 in the first couple years of their career.
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Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 72 journalism students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $36,521 in the first couple years of working.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In TX
42
Journalism Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 journalism students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in journalism from Southern Methodist University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In TX
38
Journalism Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 journalism students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in journalism from Texas Christian University
Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 59 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program earn about $36,226 in the first couple years of their career.
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Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were about 38 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, journalism degree recipients typically make about $29,622 in their early careers.
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