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

2 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor's 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Graphic Communications is the 127th most popular major in the country with 7,475 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, graphic communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,819 and had an average of $28,832 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 986 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,675 and $32,933 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in graphic communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent graphic communications programs, but they also cost less that 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 graphic communications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $10,561 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Sam Houston State University Graphic Communications Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s graphic communication degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,896 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

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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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