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2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,951 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#2 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree media studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Houston

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 26 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Texas Tech University

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas State

#7 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 SFASU

#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 $75-$110k ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU 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 $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree media studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Tarleton has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton State University are $15,485.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Tarleton State University

#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 $75-$110k list. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Incarnate Word are $19,242.

Full University of the Incarnate Word 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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