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2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

27 Ranked Colleges
1,327 Degrees Awarded
$11,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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 $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k.

Top 26 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 91 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 $30-$48k list, UNT has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $9,082 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

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Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 28 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $3,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Communication Sciences Report

#25 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M International University has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M International University is $2,298 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,050 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend TWU.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $9,962 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Communication Sciences Report

The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 116 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,745 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Dallas.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, 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 90%.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $13,575 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $10,816 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. 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.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH is $9,925 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Communication Sciences Report

#11

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#22 in overall quality

Northeastern State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $7,543 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NSU.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 55 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,219 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ENMU - Main Campus.

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#14

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

With a ranking of #14, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #11 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $12,292 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#15

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

With a ranking of #15, Lamar University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

Lamar University also made our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $10,631 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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 $30-$48k list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UT Tyler is $7,058 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#17

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#20 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #17. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 17 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend NAU is $9,799 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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With a ranking of #18, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #24 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $11,721 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Communication Sciences Report

#15 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCO has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,381 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

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#20

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

With a ranking of #20, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $10,146 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#21

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $12,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#21

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,458 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Communication Sciences Report

#22

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas

Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. OLLU is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

OLLU also took the #19 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OLLU is $16,268 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#23

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#8 in overall quality

University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas 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 yearly cost to attend University of Tulsa is $16,983 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Tulsa Communication Sciences Report

#23 in overall quality

Hardin - Simmons University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hardin - Simmons, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hardin - Simmons University is $16,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#25

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #25. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 32 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $23,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Christian University.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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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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