2025 Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
20
Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,763
Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #36 in popularity,
communications is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 20 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,763 bachelor's degrees in communications to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Communications School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The communication arts bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality communication arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to communications students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other communications students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communications related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communications students working on their bachelor's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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