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2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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252 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 252 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic arts degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $20,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full UT Austin Visual Communications Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $21,613 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNT.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Visual Communications at University of North Texas

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $19,683 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Texas State

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $16,535 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full NAU Visual Communications Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $24,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read full report on Visual Communications at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. LCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,610 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Lubbock Christian University.

Full LCU Visual Communications Report

#8 in overall quality

Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Baptist University is $23,335 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Visual Communications at HBU

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Visual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $33,664 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend TCU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Texas Christian University

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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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