2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas

If you plan on getting your master's degree in communication and media studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #155 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 98 master's degrees in communication and media studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School for Your Master's Degree

The media studies master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of communication and media studies students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for communication and media studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in Texas

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in communication and media studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Media Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

46 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Texas Tech University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Texas.

There were roughly 46 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from Texas Tech University

2

Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Stephen F Austin State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Texas.

There were roughly 14 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from Stephen F Austin State University

3

University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communication and media studies needs to take a look at University of the Incarnate Word. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Antonio. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Texas.

There were about 13 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at UIW in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from University of the Incarnate Word

4

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communication and media studies needs to check out Texas State University. Texas State is a very large public university located in the city of San Marcos. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Texas.

There were approximately 12 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from Texas State University

5

University of Houston
Houston, TX

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UH is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Houston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Texas.

There were roughly 8 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from University of Houston

6

Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Texas. More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from Tarleton State University

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	313	25
Oklahoma	276	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Media Studies

One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communications	100
Speech Communication	65

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland. More about our data sources and methodologies.