26 Best colleges for Media Studies in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 124K citations received by 10.5K academic papers made by 26 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

#6 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Media Studies

#46 in the United States

#52 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Media Studies

#89 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Media Studies

#101 in the United States

#117 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

5. University of North Texas

Denton

For Media Studies

#114 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

6. Rice University

Houston

For Media Studies

#115 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

7. Baylor University

Waco

For Media Studies

#144 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

8. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Media Studies

#147 in the United States

#173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

9. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Media Studies

#154 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

10. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Media Studies

#174 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

11. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Media Studies

#191 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

12. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Media Studies

#221 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

13. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Media Studies

#226 in the United States

#258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

14. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Media Studies

#266 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

15. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Media Studies

#270 in the United States

#305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

16. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Media Studies

#310 in the United States

#348 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

17. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Media Studies

#412 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

18. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Media Studies

#446 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

19. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Media Studies

#476 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

20. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Media Studies

#477 in the United States

#523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

21. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Media Studies

#479 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

22. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Media Studies

#500 in the United States

#550 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

23. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Media Studies

#507 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

24. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Media Studies

#532 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

25. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Media Studies

#564 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

26. University of Dallas

Irving

For Media Studies

#580 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,209

Closest to Texas states to learn Media Studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	3	66
Louisiana	6	65
Arkansas	5	76
Kansas	7	51
Mississippi	3	121
Colorado	10	49
Missouri	10	4
Arizona	3	19
Nebraska	4	130
Alabama	8	54
Iowa	7	27
Utah	5	68
Illinois	26	9
Tennessee	9	73
South Dakota	3	319
Kentucky	6	56
Georgia	13	52
Indiana	16	20
Minnesota	14	26
Wisconsin	11	5
Florida	15	42
South Carolina	9	39
North Dakota	2	193
Ohio	19	16
North Carolina	19	28
Michigan	17	2
California	54	8
Idaho	3	219
Virginia	15	45
District of Columbia	5	32
Maryland	14	21
Pennsylvania	36	10
Oregon	9	80
New Jersey	18	22
Washington	12	7
New York	67	1
Connecticut	12	23
Vermont	4	143
Massachusetts	34	24
Rhode Island	5	168
New Hampshire	4	90
Maine	6	194
Hawaii	3	86