2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate

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In 2019-2020, 11,861 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 245 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 82 degrees to qualified associates’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $3,429 for Associate Degree Communication Arts students.

Read more about Communications at CNM

#2

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$6,078 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 14 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for associate degree communication arts students.

Read more about Communications at Tulsa Community College

#3

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$7,952 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cameron University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate. Cameron University is a small school located in Lawton, Oklahoma that handed out 10 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Cameron University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,952 for associate degree communication arts students per year to attend Cameron University.

Full Cameron University Communications Report

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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