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

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Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Radio & Television is the 132nd most popular major in the country with 6,960 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the radio and television program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#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 #1 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The University of Texas at 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Radio & Television at UT Austin

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 220 students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $21,613 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Full UNT Radio & Television Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 also took the #2 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,683 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas State University.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Texas State University

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 95 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,305 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Radio & Television at Texas Tech University

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 62 students in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $18,844 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $16,535 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Northern Arizona University Radio & Television Report

#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $19,531 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Radio & Television at SHSU

#8 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $19,060 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Radio & Television at Texas A&M Commerce

#9 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of the Incarnate Word is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of the Incarnate Word is $27,366 for southwest region bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Radio & Television at University of the Incarnate Word

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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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