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This year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication & media studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication & media studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & media studies ranking for non-traditional students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas A&M University - College Station
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson. University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. 12,642 of University of Arizona students are attending part time.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Arizona
Arizona State University - Tempe earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population. ASU - Tempe also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. 8,480 of ASU - Tempe students are attending part time.
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Texas Tech University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. 7,077 of Texas Tech students are attending part time.
Full Communication & Media Studies at Texas Tech University Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman. University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region rankings.
About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,082 part time students in attendance at University of Oklahoma.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 85,576 students at UOPX - Arizona are exclusively online.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas Christian University. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth. TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at TCU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 218 of TCU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 317 part time students in attendance at TCU.
Full Communication & Media Studies at Texas Christian University Report
Dallas Baptist University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. There are approximately 1,435 students at DBU that take at least one class online. 1,499 of DBU students are attending part time.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. SMU also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. 3,019 of SMU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Houston - Clear Lake as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at UH Clear Lake is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,857 students take at least one class online at UH Clear Lake. 4,970 of UH Clear Lake students are attending part time.
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