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

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$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,802 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,395 and $30,016 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,327 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication sciences 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 communication sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 26 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $2,993 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication Sciences at UT Rio Grande Valley

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences 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 91 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNT also made our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $8,521 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

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#25 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M International University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 24 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M International University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $2,261 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M International University.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Texas A&M International University

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

TWU also took the #16 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.

Full TWU Communication Sciences Report

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 #5 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 116 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Dallas is $10,857 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at UT Dallas

With a ranking of #6, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 62 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, SFASU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $8,650 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Stephen F Austin State University

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 96 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $12,203 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 73 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Full OSU Communication Sciences Report

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,044 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 more about Communication Sciences at University of Arizona

#11

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $10,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences 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 full report on Communication Sciences at UH

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $8,115 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Communication Sciences at ENMU - Main Campus

#13

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#22 in overall quality

Northeastern State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern State University is $7,614 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Northeastern State University Communication Sciences Report

#14

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 42 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $11,125 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Texas State University Communication Sciences Report

#15

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,200 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lamar University.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Lamar University

The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $6,797 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Tyler.

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#17

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $9,251 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Northern Arizona University Communication Sciences Report

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,105 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M Kingsville.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#15 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $12,297 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#20

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

West Texas A&M University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $8,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#21

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UNM is $13,242 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UNM Communication Sciences Report

#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons also took the #23 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,627 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Hardin - Simmons.

Full Hardin - Simmons University Communication Sciences Report

#22

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #22. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 4 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $12,037 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Communication Sciences Report

#23

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#8 in overall quality

University of Tulsa ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Tulsa is $14,391 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#24

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas

Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OLLU, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,153 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend OLLU.

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#25

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, TCU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Christian University is $21,286 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full TCU Communication Sciences Report

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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%.

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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