2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Southeast Region

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 Digital Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,702 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,321 and $25,038 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 61 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio, television and digital communication program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Southeast Region

#1

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$12,923 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 associates’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bob Jones University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bob Jones University is $12,923 for southeast region associate degree digital communication students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$37,841 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Tulane University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

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 in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $37,841 for southeast region associate degree digital communication students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

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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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