2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in graphic communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great graphic communications programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$14,832 Average Net Price

$31,127 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.

SHSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,832 for southwest region bachelor’s degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full SHSU Graphic Communications Report

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$10,235 Average Net Price

$20,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s graphic communication 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. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $10,235 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Graphic Communications at NMSU Main Campus

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $48-$75k)

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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