2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 68,079 communication and media studies students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,313 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,423 and $24,273 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,234 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 57 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 256 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
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Out of the 57 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 469 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UT Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MSU Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students.
Out of the 57 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
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East Central University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students.
Full East Central University Communication & Media Studies Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 289 students in 2019-2020.
UTSA also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students.
Sam Houston State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 177 students in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #20 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend SHSU.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 135 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Angelo State, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Angelo State is $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
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West Texas A&M University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
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Tarleton State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Tarleton State University
University of Houston ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students per year to attend University of Houston.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students per year to attend UH Downtown.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,516 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.
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Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 187 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 100 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also took the #10 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend University of Oklahoma.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Oklahoma Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #18, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #19, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 14 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,891 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students per year to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.
Texas State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 170 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students list, Texas State has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake also took the #22 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students per year to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake.
With a ranking of #24, Lamar University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $12,311 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communications students.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communications students.
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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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