24 Best colleges for Media Studies in Texas

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 72.7K citations received by 8.9K academic papers made by 24 universities in Texas was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Media Studies

#4 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Media Studies

#45 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Media Studies

#81 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Media Studies

#97 in the United States

#111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

5. Rice University

Houston

For Media Studies

#127 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

6. University of North Texas

Denton

For Media Studies

#138 in the United States

#160 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

7. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Media Studies

#152 in the United States

#176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

8. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Media Studies

#156 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,094

9. Baylor University

Waco

For Media Studies

#166 in the United States

#195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $45,988

10. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Media Studies

#180 in the United States

#210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 85%

11. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Media Studies

#202 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,190

12. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Media Studies

#206 in the United States

#236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 83%

13. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Media Studies

#219 in the United States

#249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,038

14. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Media Studies

#254 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 91%

15. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Media Studies

#285 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

16. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Media Studies

#300 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 75%

17. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Media Studies

#393 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,014

18. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Media Studies

#395 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 100%

19. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Media Studies

#396 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1091
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 89%

20. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Media Studies

#452 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

21. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Media Studies

#487 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

22. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Media Studies

#508 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

23. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Media Studies

#512 in the United States

#564 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 95%

24. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Media Studies

#535 in the United States

#587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 88%

Closest to Texas states to learn Media Studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	3	63
Louisiana	5	65
Arkansas	5	91
Kansas	5	49
Mississippi	3	123
Colorado	9	54
Missouri	10	3
Arizona	3	19
Nebraska	4	140
Alabama	8	50
Iowa	7	25
Utah	3	67
Illinois	25	8
Tennessee	8	74
South Dakota	3	378
Kentucky	6	51
Georgia	10	48
Indiana	15	20
Minnesota	13	27
Wisconsin	11	5
Florida	14	44
South Carolina	8	31
North Dakota	2	209
Ohio	17	11
North Carolina	16	26
Michigan	15	2
California	50	7
Idaho	3	240
Virginia	15	61
District of Columbia	5	33
Maryland	13	22
Pennsylvania	30	12
Oregon	7	71
New Jersey	17	24
Washington	11	10
New York	64	1
Connecticut	11	23
Vermont	4	133
Massachusetts	32	21
Rhode Island	4	175
New Hampshire	4	88
Maine	6	167
Hawaii	3	77