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

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Communication Sciences is the #29 most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 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 Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 98% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Women make up 99% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Glendale landed the # 5 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Women make up 98% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication sciences programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Of the 41 students majoring in communication sciences at TTUHSC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 833
Arizona 219
Oklahoma 123
New Mexico 86

One of 29 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

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 Ghozt Tramp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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