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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 66,787 communication and media studies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular school in the Southwest Region for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 70% of the communications majors at the school.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 115 students majoring in communications at Grand Canyon University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in communications at Texas Tech, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Southwest Region . Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Women make up 69% of the communications majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Southern University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

About 78% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in communications at Baylor, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 53% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

University of the Incarnate Word ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 15 students majoring in communications at UIW, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,091
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 26 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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