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

13 Ranked Colleges
290 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 52,262 people earned their degree in marketing, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,323 and had an average of $24,975 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,234 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,667 and $25,152 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 290 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marketing 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 marketing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Marketing (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 32 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 13 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Marketing 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 University of Arizona are $33,399.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 59 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Marketing 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 The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 26 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.

UTSA also made our “Best Marketing 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 UTSA are $25,807.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 29 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Oklahoma Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Oklahoma Christian University is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 3 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

OC also made our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma Christian University are $11,430, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#11 in overall quality

University of the Southwest landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. USW is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 4 masters’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.

USW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Marketing 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 University of the Southwest are $22,500.

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#12

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s marketing degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree marketing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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