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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications in Texas

9 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master's in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Texas, there were 1,644 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 100 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications in Texas

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree communication arts students list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communications at UT Rio Grande Valley

#2

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communications at Angelo State University

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. 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

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #4 spot on the list. UTSA 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 texas master’s degree communication arts students list, UTSA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communications at UTSA

#3 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 Texas 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

Full UT Arlington Communications Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #8 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi are $15,683, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Communications Report

#8

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Texas Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. 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

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.

Read full report on Communications at Baylor University

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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