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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$10,921 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,692 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,091 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communications students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the communications master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for communications in Texas.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Texas A&M University is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $7,282 per year.

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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Angelo State are $7,246 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stephen F Austin State University is a great value for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SFASU are $7,433 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and media studies schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $12,050 per year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tarleton are $7,669 per year.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $9,727 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $8,666 per year.

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University of North Texas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and media studies programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $8,256 per year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $8,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,246
Oklahoma 325
New Mexico 129

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 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.

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