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

5 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Visual Communications is the 161st most popular major in the country with 5,657 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 548 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual communications 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 visual communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

Read more about Visual Communications at UNT

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual Communications at UT Austin

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 masters’s graphic arts degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040.

Read more about Visual Communications at Texas State

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree graphic arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCO has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Visual Communications Report

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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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