2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Graphic Communications Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, graphic communications was ranked #176 in the country. In fact 460 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Graphic Communications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Graphic Communications Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Graphic Communications Graduate Certificate School

#1

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

49 Graduate Certificates

#6 in Quality in the Southwest Region

$35,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the best value school in the Southwest Region for graphic communications students working on their graduate certificate. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, SMU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Graphic Communications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at Southern Methodist University

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction.

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