2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Graphic Communications School for You
Graphic Communications is the #124 most popular major in the country with 7,518 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for graphic communication students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Graphic Communications Colleges.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Graphic Communications
Our 2023 rankings named Houston Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for graphic communications students. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.
The excellent programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best graphic communications schools in the Southwest Region . SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU are $60,236 per year.
SMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Graphic Communications Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Read full report on Graphic Communications at Southern Methodist University
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for graphic communications students. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year. The average amount in student loans that graphic communication majors at ASU - Tempe take out is $24,500.
ASU - Tempe excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Graphic Communications Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Full Graphic Communications at Arizona State University - Tempe Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great value for graphic communications students. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SHSU are $18,752 a year. After completing their degree, graphic communication graduates from SHSU carry an average student debtload of $22,500.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SHSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Graphic Communications Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Read full report on Graphic Communications at Sam Houston State University
The excellent programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best graphic communications schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TSTC are $11,369 a year.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $23,767 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, graphic communication graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $23,250.
MediaTech Institute - Dallas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in the Southwest Region list. MediaTech Institute - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
Read full report on Graphic Communications at MediaTech Institute - Dallas
Best Graphic Communications Colleges by State
Explore the best graphic communications colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 333 |
| Arizona | 100 |
| Oklahoma | 10 |
| New Mexico | 36 |
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Majors Related to Graphic Communication
Graphic Communications is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Graphic Communication
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Audiovisual Communications | 6,229 |
| Communications Technology | 915 |
| Other Communication Technology | 164 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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 Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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