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

10 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications 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 communications program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Communications Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s communication arts degrees 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at The University of Texas at El Paso

#6 in overall quality

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 #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 15 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 $75-$110k list, UTSA has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UTSA Communications Report

#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Angelo State 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Angelo State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at Angelo State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Arlington Communications Report

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at Texas A&M College Station

#7

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Grand Canyon 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 $75-$110k 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at Grand Canyon University

#7 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

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.

Read full report on Communications at West Texas A&M University

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the school also landed the #8 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 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi are $15,683.

Read full report on Communications at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at Baylor

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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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