by our College Data Analytics Team
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Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,005 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,017 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 824 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 33 colleges that offer a degree in communication & media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in communication & media studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiley College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Wiley College is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #2 spot on the list. Trinity University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Trinity U
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Texas Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at East Texas Baptist University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 123 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Sam Houston State University
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Huston - Tillotson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Huston - Tillotson University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Huston - Tillotson University
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
East Central University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 198 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Skysong Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UMHB is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Communication & Media Studies Report
Austin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Sherman, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #11, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lubbock Christian University Communication & Media Studies Report
Texas Wesleyan University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Wesleyan University Communication & Media Studies Report
MSU Texas ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school situated in Wichita Falls, Texas. It awarded 27 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at MSU Texas
Texas Southern University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UT Rio Grande Valley
With a ranking of #16, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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 Communication & Media Studies at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Communication & Media Studies at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Texarkana landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas A&M University - Texarkana
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas at Tyler
Texas Christian University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Southern Nazarene University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Bethany, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Full Southern Nazarene University Communication & Media Studies Report
Texas Tech University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, 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.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Texas Tech University
Oral Roberts University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #25, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Incarnate Word is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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