2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 68,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Utah, there were 1,179 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,671 and $21,819 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 72 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah associate degree communications students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Utah (With Aid)

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$6,963 Average Net Price

$40,647 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 41 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salt Lake Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $6,963 for Utah Associate Degree Communications students with aid.

Full Salt Lake Community College Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$9,159 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #2 spot on the list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $9,159 for Utah Associate Degree Communications students with aid.

Full Utah Valley University Communication & Media Studies Report

#3

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$11,968 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Utah For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #3 spot on the list. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 20 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah” list. The estimated yearly cost for Weber State University is $11,968 for Utah Associate Degree Communications students with aid.

Full WSU Communication & Media Studies Report

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)

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

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