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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,551 people earned their degree in illustration, making the major the 255th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 48 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent illustration 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 illustration 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree illustration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Illustration (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Illustration Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s illustration students in 2019-2020.

UCO also made our “Best Illustration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Illustration at UCO

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Illustration (Income $0-$30k)

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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