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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas

83 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.

The Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 83 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for communication and media studies students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Communications majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $17,780 in student loans while working on their egree. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at UTSA take out is $24,250. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $166.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 83 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at Texas Tech take out is $22,620.

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Out of the 83 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, communications graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debt load of $20,070. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $362.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, communications graduates from Baylor carry an average student debt load of $25,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $907.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Communications majors at Texas State take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and media studies programs. Located in the 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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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and media studies programs. 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 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and media studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, communications graduates from UT Rio Grande Valley take out $12,965 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #11, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, communications graduates from UH Downtown take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Houston - Downtown Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
13 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX
14 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX
15 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
16 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 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 27 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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