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2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The media studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree media studies students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 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 - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 #1 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #4 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 State University are $17,040.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. 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.

Texas Tech also took 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 University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech University Communication & Media Studies Report

#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 Getting Aid 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 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

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

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Communication & Media Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 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 University of the Incarnate Word are $19,242.

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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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