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2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,029 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 143 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree media studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UH

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree media studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State Communication & Media Studies Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas Tech

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Communication & Media Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Stephen F Austin State University

#8 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree media studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, OSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full OSU Communication & Media Studies Report

#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485.

Full Tarleton State University Communication & Media Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Incarnate Word are $19,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIW Communication & Media Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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