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2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Communication Sciences is the 47th most popular major in the country with 22,298 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,173 and had an average of $22,255 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,823 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,620 and $21,429 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,443 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful communication sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 123 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Communication Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees 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.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #3 spot on the list. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 85 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees 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.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNT Communication Sciences Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s degrees 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 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication Sciences at ASU - Tempe

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a medium-sized public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 73 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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.

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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 64 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 NAU Communication Sciences Report

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at OSU

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Houston

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Arizona

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With a ranking of #13, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s communication sciences 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%.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Arizona State University - Skysong

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Communication Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 43 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #15, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 43 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Texas Woman’s University

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Lamar University

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s 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 more about Communication Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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With a ranking of #19, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Read more about Communication Sciences at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. New Mexico State University - 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.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Texas A&M Kingsville

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Texas A&M International University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Texas A&M International University

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Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Our Lady of the Lake University

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Texas Christian University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Texas Christian University

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Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 23 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at NSU

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 23 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Communication Sciences Report

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