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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Texas, there were 727 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 609 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree vets studying media studies.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 11,379 students enrolled at TCU, 520 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,096. In addition to receiving other benefits, 343 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. TCU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Tech]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,559 of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Texas State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.
SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University, 1,092 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,097. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sam Houston State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Sam Houston State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi supports 10,820 students, and 773 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 357 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,191. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
SFASU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, SFASU supports 12,620 students, and 427 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 177 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UMHB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 3,876 students enrolled at UMHB, 454 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 304 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,603. To help with additional expenses, 135 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMHB offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor]](/colleges/university-of-mary-hardin-baylor/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 92 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 871 of the 32,441 students enrolled at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley were GI Bill® students, of which 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,560. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley Veteran Student Life Report
University of the Incarnate Word landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UIW also took the #11 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, UIW supports 7,917 students, and 1,174 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 761 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,131. On top of their other funding sources, 87 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIW offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of the Incarnate Word Veteran Student Life Report
MSU Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
MSU Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 318 of the 5,860 students enrolled at MSU Texas were GI Bill® students, of which 137 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,829. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 29 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 9,781 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Tyler, 397 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 199 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,846. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at Tyler]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-tyler/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
TSU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 7,015 students enrolled at TSU, 441 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 179 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,426. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at TSU]](/colleges/texas-southern-university/student-life/veterans/)
Trinity University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Trinity U is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 30 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity U also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 60 of the 2,677 students enrolled at Trinity University were GI Bill® students, of which 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,325. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Trinity University]](/colleges/trinity-university/student-life/veterans/)
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References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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