IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Texas

Communication and Journalism colleges in Texas, ranked by graduates

35 colleges in Texas awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism in 2023: 6,247 degrees, 5.6% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (4.3% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University of Texas at Austin graduated the most (1,115, 10.6% of its class). 24 of the 35 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 86%; the most selective is Trinity University (TX) at 26%.

Colleges

in Texas, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

6,247

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

5.6%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

86%

24 public, 11 private

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Communication and Journalism colleges in Texas

Every Texas college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its communication and journalism page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	University of Texas at Austin	Public	1,115	10.6%	27%	1460
2	Texas State University	Public	639	9.3%	89%	1200
3	Texas Tech University	Public	635	8.9%	73%	1260
4	Texas A&M University	Public	501	3.7%	57%	1380
5	University of North Texas	Public	501	6.6%	72%	1230
6	University of Houston	Public	321	4%	74%	1310
7	Texas Christian University	Private	316	12.7%	44%	1370
8	University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	270	4.6%	87%	1200
9	Baylor University	Private	261	7%	51%	1370
10	Sam Houston State University	Public	208	5.1%	90%	1160
11	University of Texas at Arlington	Public	185	2.6%	80%	1200
12	Southern Methodist University	Private	181	9.3%	63%	1440
13	University of Texas at El Paso	Public	177	4.4%	100%	1090
14	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	114	2.3%	94%	1090
15	Texas Southern University	Public	102	9.7%	97%	1010
16	Tarleton State University	Public	69	2.4%	90%	1100
17	Stephen F. Austin State University	Public	61	3.1%	94%	1120
18	Abilene Christian University	Private	54	7.3%	66%	1210
19	St. Edward's University	Private	52	8.4%	81%	1150
20	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Public	50	3.3%	89%	1120
21	West Texas A&M	Public	49	3%	99%	1120
22	Lamar University	Public	46	2.8%	86%	1090
23	Texas A&M International	Public	44	3.2%	44%	1120
24	Dallas Baptist University	Private	42	7.1%	89%	1150
25	TAMU San Antonio	Public	38	3%	93%	1100
26	Prairie View A&M University	Public	36	2.8%	79%	1030
27	Trinity University (TX)	Private	32	5.4%	26%	1230
28	UT Permian Basin	Public	31	3.5%	95%	1120
29	University of the Incarnate Word	Private	26	2.6%	98%	1100
30	UT Tyler	Public	25	1.3%	94%	1120
31	Angelo State University	Public	21	1.9%	83%	1100
32	St. Mary's University (TX)	Private	14	3.6%	98%	1150
33	Midwestern State University	Public	11	1.1%	94%	1100
34	Austin College	Private	10	3.9%	48%	1230
35	Our Lady of the Lake University	Private	10	3.6%	65%	1120

Questions about communication and journalism colleges in Texas

What is the best college for communication and journalism in Texas?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest communication and journalism programs in Texas are University of Texas at Austin (1,115), Texas State University (639), Texas Tech University (635). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Texas college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in Texas offer communication and journalism?

35 four-year colleges in Texas awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism in 2023, 24 public and 11 private, for 6,247 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for communication and journalism in Texas?

At the 24 public universities on this list, Texas residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

Communication and Journalism elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All communication and journalism colleges, nationally →AL · 15 NC · 23 AZ · 4 AR · 9 TN · 18 IN · 21 KY · 14 FL · 27 ID · 3 MA · 14 OH · 25 IL · 25 UT · 6 RI · 6 CA · 45 NY · 40 MI · 18 SC · 16 CO · 10 NE · 6 All colleges in Texas →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.