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

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

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,136 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 30 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 Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’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 Master’s list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 123 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Dallas Communication Sciences Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 116 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Baylor University

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 60 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NAU Communication Sciences Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Abilene Christian University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Abilene Christian University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Glendale. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Midwestern University - Glendale

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 46 masters’s communication sciences degrees 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 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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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 42 students 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.

Read more about Communication Sciences at University of North Texas

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 41 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%.

Full TTUHSC Communication Sciences Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Houston

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified masters’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full ENMU - Main Campus Communication Sciences Report

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 37 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Communication Sciences at UT Health San Antonio

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 36 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Communication Sciences Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Texas State

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’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 more about Communication Sciences at University of Arizona

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas Woman’s University Communication Sciences Report

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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 Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 30 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at UNM

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 29 masters’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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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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 OSU Communication Sciences Report

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Northeastern State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northeastern State University Communication Sciences Report

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With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 UT Rio Grande Valley

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Texas A&M Kingsville

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 26 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication Sciences at SFASU

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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 Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication Sciences at UCO

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Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Our Lady of the Lake University Communication Sciences Report

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at UTEP

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