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2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
923 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,960 people earned their degree in radio and television, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,086 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 923 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in radio and television. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio and television programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio and television program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 220 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,521 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of North Texas.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Radio & Television at University of North Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 315 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $12,203 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Read full report on Radio & Television at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 95 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $12,317 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Radio & Television at Texas Tech University

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $11,125 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Texas State Radio & Television Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 62 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $10,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Radio & Television at UH

#6

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $9,251 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full NAU Radio & Television Report

#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $10,561 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Sam Houston State University

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $10,013 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Radio & Television Report

#9

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Texas Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $0-$30k list, TSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Southern University is $19,390 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Radio & Television at Texas Southern University

#10

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,597 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of the Incarnate Word.

Read full report on Radio & Television at University of the Incarnate Word

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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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