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Communication & Media Studies is the #12 most popular major in Texas with 3,384 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 6.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication & media studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication & media studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying communications.
Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & media studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas list, coming in at #1.
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. There are roughly 9,943 part time students in attendance at Texas A&M College Station.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas A&M University - College Station
Our rankings recognize Texas Tech University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock. Texas Tech also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at Texas Tech is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.
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Texas Christian University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas 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.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas Christian University
Dallas Baptist University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas. DBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas list.
About 0.0% of DBU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Methodist University. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SMU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas ranking.
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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University of Houston - Clear Lake earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston. UH Clear Lake also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas rankings.
About 0.4% of UH Clear Lake students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,857 students take at least one class online at UH Clear Lake. About 4,970 of the students at UH Clear Lake are attending part time.
Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Houston - Clear Lake Report
Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. About 6,353 of the students at SHSU are attending part time.
Full Communication & Media Studies at Sam Houston State University Report
Baylor University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco. Baylor not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Texas list.
About 1.1% of Baylor students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,716 students at Baylor that take at least one class online. 2,125 students are part time.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Baylor University
Tarleton State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.
The student loan default rate at Tarleton is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. 6,360 of Tarleton students are exclusively distance learners. 4,832 of Tarleton students are attending part time.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Tarleton State University
Our rankings recognize University of Houston - Downtown as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The student loan default rate at UH Downtown is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,159 students take at least one class online at UH Downtown. 8,391 students are part time.
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