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Largest speech communication and rhetoric programs in Texas
Texas speech communication and rhetoric 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 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public, 4-year | 194 |
| 2 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | 172 |
| 3 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 127 |
| 4 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | 112 |
| 5 | Texas State University | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | 107 |
| 6 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | 87 |
| 7 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Public, 4-year | 62 |
| 8 | Houston Community College | Houston | Public, 4-year | 44 |
| 9 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | Public, 4-year | 35 |
| 10 | Dallas Baptist University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 32 |
| 11 | The University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | Public, 4-year | 27 |
| 12 | Austin Community College District | Austin | Public, 4-year | 25 |
| 13 | Abilene Christian University | Abilene | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 24 |
| 14 | University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 23 |
| 15 | West Texas A & M University | Canyon | Public, 4-year | 20 |
| 16 | Blinn College District | Brenham | Public, 2-year | 18 |
| 17 | Baylor University | Waco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 18 | Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public, 4-year | 16 |
| 19 | South Texas College | McAllen | Public, 4-year | 16 |
| 20 | Southwestern University | Georgetown | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 21 | St. Mary's University | San Antonio | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 22 | Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public, 2-year | 11 |
| 23 | Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Public, 4-year | 10 |
| 24 | Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | Public, 4-year | 9 |
| 25 | Concordia University Texas | Austin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
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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