2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools 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 has developed its “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,297 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 75 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$6,652 Average Net Price

$35,264 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cameron University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s other communication and media studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cameron University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,652 for Southwest Region Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cameron University.

Full Cameron University Other Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$18,537 Average Net Price

$39,500 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 ’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

OBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OBU is $18,537 for Southwest Region Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Other Communication & Media Studies at OBU

#3

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$26,718 Average Net Price

$54,535 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 ’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $26,718 for Southwest Region Other Communication and Media Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southern Methodist University Other Communication & Media Studies Report

• Best Value Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (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.

Credits

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