2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 21,991 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States. 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.
This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Southwest Region
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 55 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
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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 #2 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. TTUHSC is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TTUHSC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Communication Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
Full West Texas A&M University Communication Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UNT 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.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students list, UNT has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students per year to attend University of North Texas.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students.
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Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 diplomas 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 NSU is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region 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. It costs about $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.
SFASU also made our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.
TWU also took the #16 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.
Lamar University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Lamar University also took the #18 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students per year to attend Lamar University.
Texas State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 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 estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
With a ranking of #15, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 73 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also made our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #16, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 24 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students 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. It costs about $3,074 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students per year to attend Texas A&M International University.
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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UOHSC is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 33 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UOHSC also took the #14 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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 ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 Kingsville is $13,778 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students.
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With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Tyler is $10,974 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
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Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. OLLU is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 28 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students list, OLLU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OLLU is $17,537 for southwest region bachelor’s degree communication sciences students.
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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Tempe also took the #13 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Hardin - Simmons University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region 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.
Hardin - Simmons also made our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for Hardin - Simmons University is $19,509 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 116 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 $15,232 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Communication Sciences students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
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- 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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- 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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