2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 6,987 people earned their degree in general communication sciences and disorders, making the major the 114th most popular in the United States.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 819 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general communication sciences and disorders. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general communication sciences and disorders programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general communication sciences and disorders program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 17 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication science students in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students with aid 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%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication science students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M International University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M International University is $3,074 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Science students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 96 students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Science 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.
SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students with aid per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 44 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Science students with aid per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.
Lamar University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students with aid per year to attend Lamar University.
Full Lamar University General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students with aid per year to attend Texas State.
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University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication science students in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of Houston General Communication Sciences & Disorders Report
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 81 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Science students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Arizona State University - Tempe
With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s communication science degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Science 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.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at University of Arizona
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Tyler also made our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $10,974 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Science students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Tyler.
Read full report on General Communication Sciences & Disorders at UT Tyler
With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 35 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,778 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville.
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West Texas A&M University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students with aid per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Science students with aid.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at Northern Arizona University
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Science students with aid per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.
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Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication science students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students with aid list, OLLU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Our Lady of the Lake University is $17,537 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students with aid.
Read more about General Communication Sciences & Disorders at OLLU
Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s communication science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication science students with aid per year to attend Baylor University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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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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