2026 Best Value Health Communication Schools in the Southwest Region
[Health Communication](/majors/communication-journalism-media/public-relations-advertising/health-communication/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong health communication education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for health communication students.
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2026 Best Value Health Communication Schools in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in health communication, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Health Communication Schools
University Of Houston tops our 2026 list of the best value health communication schools in the Southwest Region. Set in the city of Houston, University Of Houston is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $9,717 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $22,547. Typical student debt for health communication graduates is $23,800. Early-career health communication graduates make about $42,472. That is a strong return on a $23,800 median debt. The acceptance rate is 74%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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