by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 518 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general communication sciences and disorders. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general communication sciences and disorders.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Our Lady of the Lake University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication science degrees to 116 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Baylor University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s communication science degrees to qualified students.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at TTUHSC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 26 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Kingsville General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 123 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at UT Dallas
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 19 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at West Texas A&M University
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication science degrees to 27 students 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%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
Texas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 36 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Texas State University
University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 38 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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
University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 35 masters’s communication science degrees 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
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communication Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 36 masters’s communication science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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
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