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

8 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

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 Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree media studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree media studies students whose families make more than $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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at ASU - Tempe

#2

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 #2 for the Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech University Communication & Media Studies Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Communication & Media Studies Report

#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 Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 26 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #1 spot 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 ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Communication & Media Studies Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Texas State

#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 Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Stephen F Austin State University

#8 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 13 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Communication & Media Studies Report

#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

Tarleton also took the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Tarleton

#6 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. University of the Incarnate Word is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees 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.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of the Incarnate Word

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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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