2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and media studies was ranked #47 in the country. In fact 5,059 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the communications graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Media Studies

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Texas	313
Arizona	334
Oklahoma	34
New Mexico	24

Communication & Media Studies Related Majors for Communications

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Communications

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising	2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	2,562
Journalism	1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other)	341
Publishing	214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.