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Largest communication programs in Texas
Texas communication programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | 646 |
| 2 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | 285 |
| 3 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | Public, 4-year | 251 |
| 4 | Baylor University | Waco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 202 |
| 5 | University of Houston-Downtown | Houston | Public, 4-year | 88 |
| 6 | University of Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | 53 |
| 7 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Public, 4-year | 45 |
| 8 | Lamar University | Beaumont | Public, 4-year | 45 |
| 9 | Texas A & M International University | Laredo | Public, 4-year | 44 |
| 10 | Saint Edward's University | Austin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 42 |
| 11 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | 38 |
| 12 | Prairie View A & M University | Prairie View | Public, 4-year | 36 |
| 13 | Texas Southern University | Houston | Public, 4-year | 36 |
| 14 | University of Houston-Victoria | Victoria | Public, 4-year | 34 |
| 15 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | Houston | Public, 4-year | 32 |
| 16 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa | Public, 4-year | 31 |
| 17 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 24 |
| 18 | Angelo State University | San Angelo | Public, 4-year | 17 |
| 19 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Public, 4-year | 13 |
| 20 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Kingsville | Public, 4-year | 8 |
| 21 | The University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | Public, 4-year | 7 |
| 22 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana | Texarkana | Public, 4-year | 6 |
| 23 | Austin College | Sherman | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 24 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public, 4-year | 2 |
| 25 | Abilene Christian University | Addison | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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