2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6,503 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer 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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Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate.
Top 22 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. CNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 82 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for associate degree communications students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Central New Mexico Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union County College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate. Union County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cranford, New Jersey. It awarded 51 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
Union County College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,245 for associate degree communications students per year to attend Union County College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate list. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree communications students list, Salt Lake Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $6,963 for Associate Degree Communications students.
Full Salt Lake Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 30 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree communications students list, Suffolk County Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for associate degree communications students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Suffolk County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate list. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monroe Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for Associate Degree Communications students.
Full Monroe Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
LaGuardia Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking. Long Island City, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.
LaGuardia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for LaGuardia is $6,766 for Associate Degree Communications students.
Montgomery County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate list. Montgomery County Community College is a public institution located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Montco did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Montgomery County Community College is $9,251 for Associate Degree Communications students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Montgomery County Community College
Sinclair Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 33 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for associate degree communications students.
Full Sinclair Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #9, American Public University System did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate list. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 27 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,222 for Associate Degree Communications students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Full American Military University Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate list. BMCC is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 86 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
BMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BMCC is $5,158 for associate degree communications students.
Northampton County Area Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 38 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northampton Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northampton Community College is $9,053 for Associate Degree Communications students.
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Weber State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. WSU is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 20 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
WSU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Weber State University is $11,968 for associate degree communications students.
Erie Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking. Erie Community College is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Erie Community College, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,131 for Associate Degree Communications students per year to attend Erie Community College.
Full Erie Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Onondaga Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking. Onondaga Community College is a medium-sized school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 25 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
OCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,390 for Associate Degree Communications students per year to attend OCC.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Onondaga Community College
Johnson University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree communications students list, Johnson University has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Johnson University is $18,915 for Associate Degree Communications students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Johnson University
With a ranking of #16, Jamestown Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate list. Jamestown, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
Jamestown Community College also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $8,416 for Associate Degree Communications students per year to attend Jamestown Community College.
Full Jamestown Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #17, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 2 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
UVU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $9,159 for associate degree communications students.
Full Utah Valley University Communication & Media Studies Report
Tulsa Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 14 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
Tulsa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for Associate Degree Communications students.
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Cameron University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking. Lawton, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Cameron University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,952 for Associate Degree Communications students per year to attend Cameron University.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Cameron University
Waldorf University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. Waldorf is a private for-profit institution located in Forest City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Waldorf did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,036 for Associate Degree Communications students per year to attend Waldorf.
Full Waldorf University Communication & Media Studies Report
Colorado Christian University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking. Colorado Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree communications students list, CCU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CCU is $25,268 for associate degree communications students.
Full Sail University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 31 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree communications students list, Full Sail University has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,524 for associate degree communications students.
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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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- *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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