2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
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Radio & Television is the 132nd most popular major in the country with 6,960 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
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.
This year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in radio and television. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio and television 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 radio and television 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 TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 315 students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 109 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 220 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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 Getting Aid list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 62 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students with aid per year to attend UH.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students with aid 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. It costs about $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M Commerce.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students with aid list, NAU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students with aid.
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Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. TSU is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Southern University is $19,430 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid.
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
UIW also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $24,784 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students with aid per year to attend UIW.
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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%.
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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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