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2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
1,306 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 17,036 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,530 and had an average of $23,273 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,306 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio, television and digital communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radio, television and digital communication programs and cost less that 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 radio, television and digital communication program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree digital communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 35 associates’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,024 for associate degree digital communication students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SMCC.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at SMCC

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 3 associates’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,113 for associate degree digital communication students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Sinclair Community College.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Sinclair Community College

#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $6,189 for Associate Degree Digital Communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 14 associates’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,092 for Associate Degree Digital Communication students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Tulsa Community College.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Tulsa Community College

#5

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Bob Jones University is $10,902 for associate degree digital communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Bob Jones University Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s digital communication degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulane University of Louisiana is $24,632 for associate degree digital communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Tulane Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#7

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan

Baker College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Baker College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Owosso, Michigan. It awarded 4 associates’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baker College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baker College is $13,867 for Associate Degree Digital Communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Baker College

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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%.

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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