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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Visual Communications is the 161st most popular major in the country with 5,657 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Read full report on Visual Communications at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 7 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 $48-$75k list, Texas State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Texas State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNT has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

Read more about Visual Communications at University of North Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 10 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual Communications at Arizona State University - Tempe

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Visual Communications Report

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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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