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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$19,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,311 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Communication Sciences is the #29 most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication sciences 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Health San Antonio are $13,448 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at West Texas A&M University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $10,911 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at Northeastern State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication sciences programs. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

With a ranking of #10, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication Sciences at Texas Woman’s University Report

Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 833
Arizona 219
Oklahoma 123
New Mexico 86

One of 29 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Ghozt Tramp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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