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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas

41 Colleges
$32,914 Avg Salary
$25,844 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,091 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for communications majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for communication and media studies students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Communications majors at UT Austin take out an average of $20,070 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $362.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at TCU take out is $21,750. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $684.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at Texas A&M College Station take out is $17,780. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $243, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The excellent programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Communications majors at Baylor take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $907.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best communication and media studies programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, communications majors at SHSU accumulate an average of around $25,750 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $179, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

Southwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for communication and media studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Southwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Georgetown.

After completing their degree, communications graduates from Southwestern carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

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#8

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Trinity University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas ranking. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Communications majors at Trinity U take out an average of $22,089 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, communications graduates from UT Permian Basin carry an average student debtload of $23,960.

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Austin Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas ranking. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,246
Oklahoma 325
New Mexico 129

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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