2025 Best Sports Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a bachelor's degree in sports communication is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #347 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sports Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 158 bachelor's degrees in sports communication to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to sports communication students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sports communication students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sports communication related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for sports communication students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Sports Communication Schools

The sports 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 Sports Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Sports Communication in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sports communication.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Sports Communication

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

121 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in sports communication needs to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe.More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

35 Annual Graduates

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in sports communication. OSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Stillwater.More information about a bachelor’s in sports communication from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Best Sports Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best sports communication schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	1
Oklahoma	377	41
Arizona	356	91

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sports Communication

One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, Sports Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Sports Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Advertising	725
Public Relations	474
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	347
General Organizational Communication	161
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	110
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	85
Technical & Scientific Communication	17
Health Communication	13
International & Intercultural Communication	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz. More about our data sources and methodologies.