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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$14,260 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 637 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Texas to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism 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 & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Journalism

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas Tech are $9,518 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Texas Tech University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SHSU are $8,666 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $8,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Texas. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $9,060 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU are $35,802 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SMU is ranked #5 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Texas.

Full Communication & Journalism at Southern Methodist University Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 643
Oklahoma 52
New Mexico 24

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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