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2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,657 people earned their degree in visual communications, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 548 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in visual communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual communications 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 visual communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The graphic arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual Communications at University of North Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #0 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual Communications at UT Austin

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 10 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Visual Communications Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Texas State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCO has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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 Visual Communications at UCO

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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%.

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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