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2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
475 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in general communication sciences and disorders. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general communication sciences and disorders programs and cost less that 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. 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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TTUHSC also made our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are $19,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. 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 took the #10 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 42 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 31 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication science students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #8 spot 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 Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 42 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 37 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s communication science students in 2019-2020.

OLLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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.

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#4 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 121 masters’s communication science degrees 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 UT Dallas are $28,610.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree communication science students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #5 rank 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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#11

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 ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 70 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication science students in 2019-2020.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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%.

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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