2023 Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 41,146 people earned their degree in speech communication, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,335 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in speech communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality speech communication programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the speech communication program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s”.
Top 13 Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying speech communication list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying speech communication list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Oklahoma supports 27,772 students, and 12 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Oklahoma offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oklahoma]](/colleges/university-of-oklahoma-norman-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 8 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
TCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas Christian University supports 11,379 students, and 520 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 405 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,096. During this same period, 343 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full TCU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech University 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Texas State also made our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,055 of the 29,566 students enrolled at NAU were GI Bill® students, of which 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. During this same period, 56 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 NAU]](/colleges/northern-arizona-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying speech communication list, UNT has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNT offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 veteran student life at University of North Texas]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #9, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tarleton supports 14,016 students, and 755 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 317 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,304. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Tarleton Veteran Student Life Report
Sam Houston State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s ranking. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying speech communication list, SHSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 21,912 students enrolled at SHSU, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SHSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Dallas Baptist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.
DBU also made our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11.Of the 4,247 students enrolled at DBU, 200 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 150 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,924. To help with additional expenses, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DBU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Dallas Baptist University]](/colleges/dallas-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)
Northeastern State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
NSU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, NSU supports 7,349 students, and 304 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 118 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,801. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 NSU]](/colleges/northeastern-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. ENMU - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ENMU - Main Campus, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 5,266 students enrolled at ENMU - Main Campus, 199 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,131. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Notes and References
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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