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

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$47,415 Avg Salary

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

Communication & Journalism is the #11 most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 39 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 & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

About 81% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 19% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Out of the 39 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

About 72% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

About 69% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 31% are male.

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

Of the 27 students majoring in communication and journalism at TSU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Dallas Baptist University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the large city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 15% are male.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Women make up 86% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,531
Texas 8,480
New Mexico 199
Oklahoma 1,106

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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