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2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$24,513 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Graphic Communications School for You

Graphic Communications is the #125 most popular major in Texas with 333 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for graphic communication students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Graphic Communications

$4,344 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Houston Community College to be the best value school for graphic communications students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SHSU are $8,960 a year. On average, graphic communication graduates from SHSU take out $22,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SHSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Graphic Communications Schools in Texas ranking.

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$6,950 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great value for graphic communications students. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Graphic Communications at Texas State Technical College Report

$60,236 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best graphic communications schools in Texas. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

In-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 Texas list.

Full Graphic Communications at Southern Methodist University Report

The excellent programs at MediaTech Institute - Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best graphic communications schools in Texas. MediaTech Institute - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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Best Value Graphic Communications Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Graphic Communications Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 100
Oklahoma 10
New Mexico 36

Graphic Communications is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 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 Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction.

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