by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 62,855 communication & media studies students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In , communication & media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,194 and had an average of $23,803 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 4,121 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,914 and $23,547 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,384 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,918 and $22,392 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 58 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 communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Quinn College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
Full Paul Quinn College Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Southwestern University is a small school located in Georgetown, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwestern University Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Wiley College is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Wiley College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 123 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Texas Christian University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Edward’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas. St. Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 59 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Saint Edward’s University Communication & Media Studies Report
Austin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sherman, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Austin College
East Texas Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 East Texas Baptist University
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 296 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Trinity University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Trinity University
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. UT Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 more about Communication & Media Studies at UT Permian Basin
Prairie View A & M University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 57 students in 2021-2022.
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 & Media Studies at Prairie View A & M University
Baylor University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 176 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Sam Houston State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 186 bachelors’s 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 57 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 San Antonio
Texas Lutheran University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. Located in Seguin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Lutheran University Communication & Media Studies Report
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 63 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, 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 Corpus Christi
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s communications 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%.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 108 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Houston - Downtown
Texas Tech University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 210 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas Tech University
University of St. Thomas ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 & Media Studies at University of St. Thomas
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #21. Tarleton is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 75 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Tarleton State University
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking. UMHB is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belton, Texas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #23, Huston - Tillotson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. Huston - Tillotson University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Huston - Tillotson University
With a ranking of #24, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s communications 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Texas A&M International University
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. Dallas Baptist University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
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