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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
923 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 923 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio and television 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 TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 220 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $9,082 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of North Texas Radio & Television Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 315 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,575 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Austin.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Radio & Television at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $13,326 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Texas Tech

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 109 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,292 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State.

Read more about Radio & Television at Texas State University

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 62 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,925 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UH.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Houston Radio & Television Report

#6

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,799 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NAU.

Full NAU Radio & Television Report

#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $11,634 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Radio & Television at SHSU

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $10,580 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M Commerce.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Texas A&M Commerce

#9 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW also took the #9 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,053 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UIW.

Full University of the Incarnate Word Radio & Television Report

#10

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

TSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TSU is $24,201 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Radio & Television at TSU

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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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