2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
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Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,240 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communications 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 Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.
UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Angelo State also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State University are $14,396, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Arlington has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communications 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 The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.
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West Texas A&M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communications 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 West Texas A&M University are $8,013.
Grand Canyon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 120 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436.
Read full report on Communications at Grand Canyon University
With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Baylor University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications 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 Baylor are $36,936.
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 25 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.
TSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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- *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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