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2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

14 Colleges
$31,564 Avg Salary
$23,720 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #68 most popular major in Texas with 888 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Texas to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the journalism bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Texas the most popular school in Texas for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

Women make up 64% of the journalism majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at UNT take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,155. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $262.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 166 students majoring in journalism at UT Austin, 31% are male and 69% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, journalism graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debt load of $20,561. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $204.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 76% of the journalism majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, journalism majors at UH accumulate an average of around $23,134 in student debt.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 11% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, journalism graduates from Baylor carry an average student debt load of $23,135.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in Texas. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 4% are male.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Of the 38 students majoring in journalism at Texas State, 24% are male and 76% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, journalism majors at Texas State accumulate an average of around $17,814 in student debt.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Of the 27 students majoring in journalism at TCU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Journalism majors at TCU take out an average of $22,580 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Texas Southern University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 55% of the journalism majors at the school.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the journalism majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at Texas Tech take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,325.

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#10

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 44% are male.

On average, journalism graduates from Angelo State take out $24,417 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 362
Oklahoma 438
New Mexico 70

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 Jfurrer.

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