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2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
826 Degrees Awarded
$5,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 10,538 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,350 and $24,529 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 826 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $2,632 for middle atlantic region associate degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Union County College

Cranford, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union County College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Cranford, New Jersey, and it awarded 51 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Union County College also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Union County College is $8,409 for middle atlantic region associate degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. LaGuardia Community College is a public institution located in Long Island City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia Community College is $6,135 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. BMCC is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k list, BMCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College is $4,405 for middle atlantic region associate degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Montco also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Montco is $6,637 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York

Monroe Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 21 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $4,716 for middle atlantic region associate degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Monroe Community College Communication & Media Studies Report

#7

Erie Community College

Buffalo, New York

Erie Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 27 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Erie Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $3,146 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Communications students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Erie Community College.

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#8

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York

Onondaga Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. OCC is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.

OCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OCC is $4,897 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

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With a ranking of #9, Northampton County Area Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 38 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Northampton Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northampton County Area Community College is $7,556 for middle atlantic region associate degree communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

Jamestown Community College

Jamestown, New York

Jamestown Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Jamestown Community College is a public institution located in Jamestown, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jamestown Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Jamestown Community College is $5,592 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Communications students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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%.

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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.

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