2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 TV Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,960 people earned their degree in radio and television, making the major the 132nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,086 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in radio and television. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio and television 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 radio and television program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s TV students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Radio & Television at University of North Texas

#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s TV students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (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.

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