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2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in Texas

19 Colleges in Texas
1,350 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in speech communication, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #18 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Speech Communication Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,350 degrees in speech communication annually.

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Choosing a Great Speech Communication School

Best Speech Communication Schools in Texas Your choice of speech communication school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Speech Communication School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Speech Communication Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Speech Communication
Bachelor's Degrees in Speech Communication
Master's Degrees in Speech Communication
Doctor's Degrees in Speech Communication

The speech communication 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 the Best Speech Communication Schools in Texas. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Speech Communication in Texas

The schools below may not offer all types of speech communication degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Texas Schools in Speech Communication

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
262 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in speech communication needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 262 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from The University of Texas at Austin

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
119 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in speech communication has to check out Texas Christian University. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 119 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Texas Christian University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In TX

Baylor University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in speech communication. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were about 15 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
153 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Texas Tech University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in speech communication. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 153 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
70 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 70 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Sam Houston State University

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
75 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #396 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 75 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
121 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were approximately 121 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from University of North Texas

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX
46 Speech Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #888 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Rio Grande Valley is a great university overall.

There were about 46 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent data year.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX

Tarleton is a large public university located in the remote town of Stephenville. This university ranks 48th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 11 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Tarleton in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Tarleton State University

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Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In TX

Southwestern is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Georgetown. This university ranks 35th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 20 speech communication students who graduated with this degree at Southwestern in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in speech communication from Southwestern University

Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 1,553
Oklahoma 565 177
New Mexico 416 29

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Speech Communication is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Speech Communication

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communications 1,994
Communication & Media Studies 732
Other Communication & Media Studies 45

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