2024 Best Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region
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Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,758
Journalism Degrees Awarded
$32,691
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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 22 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,758 degrees in journalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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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
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 181 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program earn an average of $33,952 in the first couple years of their career.
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It is difficult to beat University of Oklahoma Norman Campus if you wish 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 #140 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were about 279 journalism students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the journalism major at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus earn $2,538 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Journalism Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a degree in journalism. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 52 journalism students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
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Every student who is interested in journalism has to look into Texas Christian University. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were about 27 journalism students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year. Journalism degree recipients from Texas Christian University earn a boost of about $5,505 above the average income of journalism graduates.
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Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were roughly 77 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the journalism degree program at Baylor University make $4,940 above the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 236 journalism students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the journalism degree program at Arizona State University - Tempe earn $7,435 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 299 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, journalism degree recipients generally earn an average of $31,877 in the first five years of their career.
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Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 94 journalism students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, journalism degree recipients generally make about $33,571 at the beginning of their careers.
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Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Austin. This college ranks 33rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 22 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were roughly 84 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program earn around $30,425 in the first couple years of their career.
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