by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 7,269 people earned their degree in general communication sciences and disorders, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,477 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 938 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general communication sciences and disorders. That schools that top this list have a program in general communication sciences and disorders in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Our Lady of the Lake University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at OLLU
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UOHSC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 56 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Kingsville General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M International University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 bachelors’s communication science degrees to qualified students.
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 General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at NMSU Main Campus
With a ranking of #9, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 43 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Woman’s University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
Northern Arizona University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication science students 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%.
Hardin - Simmons University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s communication science degrees to qualified students.
Full Hardin - Simmons University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
Lamar University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Lamar University
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The University of Texas at Austin General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at UT Rio Grande Valley
University of Houston came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of Houston
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication science students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas State General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Communication Sciences & Disorders at The University of Texas at Tyler
University of Arizona landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Arizona General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication science students 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%.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Arizona State University - Skysong
With a ranking of #20, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s communication science 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full ASU - Tempe General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
West Texas A&M University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Texas A&M University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
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