2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 7,260 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,926 and $26,259 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 191 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism 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 communication and journalism 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the New England Region.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the New England Region

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,647 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Maine Community College is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

SMCC also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $10,647 for New England Region Associate Degree Communication & Journalism students.

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#2

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$15,749 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 2 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $15,749 for New England Region Associate Degree Communication & Journalism students.

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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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