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

11 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,861 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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 located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took 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

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 UTSA are $25,807.

Read more about Communications at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso 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 Getting Aid list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

Angelo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State University are $14,396, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communications at Angelo State

#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 Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #4 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 The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Read full report on Communications at The University of Texas at Arlington

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communications at Texas A&M College Station

#7 in overall quality

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 Getting Aid ranking. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s communication arts degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at West Texas A&M University

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 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 University - Corpus Christi are $15,683, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Communications Report

#9

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

TSU also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221.

Read more about Communications at TSU

#10

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 120 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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

#11

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. 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 University are $36,936.

Full Baylor University Communications 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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