2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
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Graphic Design is the 105th most popular major in the country with 8,541 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 626 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 277 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in graphic design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality graphic design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the graphic design program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 17 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Design in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Graphic Design 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 graphic design students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid list, UH has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Design students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also took the #7 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid.
Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Corpus Christi is $16,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid.
With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 24 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid.
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Prairie View A & M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.
PVAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,582 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid per year to attend Prairie View A & M University.
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West Texas A&M University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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 graphic design degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
Grand Canyon University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid.
Houston Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic design students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at HBU, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend HBU is $19,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Design students with aid.
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the Incarnate Word is $24,784 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Design students with aid.
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With a ranking of #12, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s graphic design degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
OBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OBU is $21,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid.
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Abilene Christian University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid list, Abilene Christian has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Abilene Christian University is $26,809 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid.
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Dallas Baptist University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid list, DBU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,387 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid per year to attend Dallas Baptist University.
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. St. Edward’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Edward’s University also made our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $24,833 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Design students with aid per year to attend Saint Edward’s University.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UMHB is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belton, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.
UMHB also took the #17 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is $27,099 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Design students with aid.
Texas Christian University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TCU is $36,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic design students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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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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%.
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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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