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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
475 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Communication Sciences & Disorders is the 114th most popular major in the country with 6,987 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,309 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 475 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general communication sciences and disorders. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general communication sciences and disorders programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general communication sciences and disorders program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 22 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 42 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication science degrees to 121 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication science degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 31 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree communication science students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

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#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s communication science degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M Kingsville General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified masters’s communication science students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 20 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013.

Full West Texas A&M University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

#9

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication science degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

OLLU also made our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Our Lady of the Lake University are $17,490, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Our Lady of the Lake University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report

#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 70 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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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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