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2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
725 Degrees Awarded
$9,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Journalism is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 14,528 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,042 and had an average of $24,628 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 725 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk County Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $2,632 for associate degree journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Suffolk County Community College Journalism Report

#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

Salt Lake Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,786 for associate degree journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Salt Lake Community College.

Full Salt Lake Community College Journalism Report

#3

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Onondaga Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s journalism degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

OCC also made our “Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Onondaga Community College is $4,897 for Associate Degree Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Journalism at OCC

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s journalism degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Northampton Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,556 for associate degree journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northampton County Area Community College.

Full Northampton Community College Journalism Report

#5

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

San Antonio College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,183 for associate degree journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full San Antonio College Journalism Report

#6

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

Northern Vermont University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 2 associates’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $12,931 for Associate Degree Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Journalism at Northern Vermont University

#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Academy of Art University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Journalism Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $29,390 for associate degree journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Academy of Art University Journalism 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.

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