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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region

39 Colleges
$33,481 Avg Salary
$24,205 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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University of North Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

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Texas Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, TSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 643
Texas 637
Oklahoma 52
New Mexico 24

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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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