2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
9Colleges
740Bachelor's Degrees
$33,635Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 740 bachelor's degrees were awarded to journalism students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.0% of all the journalism bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great journalism programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the journalism program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The journalism 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 Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The University of Texas at Austin has taken the #1 spot in this year's journalism ranking for non-traditional students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin. UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Texas rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of North Texas as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population. UNT also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Texas rankings.
About 1.8% of UNT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.
Southern Methodist University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas. SMU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Texas rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. 3,019 of SMU students are attending part time.
Baylor University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco. Baylor not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Journalism 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.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas Christian University. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. TCU also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in Texas list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at TCU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 218 students at TCU are exclusively online. About 317 of the students at TCU are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock. Texas Tech also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Texas rankings.
About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. 7,077 students are part time.
University of Houston earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population. UH not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in Texas list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. There are roughly 13,663 part time students in attendance at UH.
Texas State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population. Texas State also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Texas rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 21,921 students take at least one class online at Texas State. 8,642 students are part time.
Texas Southern University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, TSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. TSU also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Texas rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 2,154 students take at least one class online at TSU. 1,334 of TSU students are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
In <nil>, 740 bachelor's degrees were awarded to journalism students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.0% of all the journalism bachelor's degrees in the country.
