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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas

29 Ranked Colleges
521 Degrees Awarded
$42,139 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas

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Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 8,636 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,335 and $24,682 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 521 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in communication and journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Texas

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 26 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Dallas Baptist University Communication & Journalism Report

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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Texas Southern University

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 132 masters’s degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the #4 spot on the list. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Communication & Journalism at University of the Incarnate Word

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Texarkana. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas. Texas A&M Texarkana is a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas A&M University - Texarkana Communication & Journalism Report

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University of North Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of North Texas

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 20 students 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%.

Full Baylor University Communication & Journalism Report

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SFASU Communication & Journalism Report

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State University Communication & Journalism Report

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Tarleton State University

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University of Houston - Victoria came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas ranking. UH Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UH Victoria Communication & Journalism Report

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

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Southern Methodist University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at SMU

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Sam Houston State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 12 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Sam Houston State University

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With a ranking of #18, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at West Texas A&M University

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With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio Communication & Journalism Report

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With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Communication & Journalism Report

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Texas A&M International University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Texas A&M International University

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Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #22. Abilene Christian University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Communication & Journalism at Abilene Christian

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The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s communication and 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%.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at UT Tyler

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #24, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at UH

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Texas ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at The University of Texas at El Paso

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