2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 639 people earned their degree in general graphic communications, making the major the 616th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 74 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 36 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general graphic communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general graphic communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general graphic communications 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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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications in the Plains States Region

#1

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,175 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in North Mankato, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree graphic communication students list, South Central College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $10,175 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students.

Full South Central College General Graphic Communications Report

#2

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$7,908 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. OTC is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OTC also made our “Best General Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Ozarks Technical Community College is $7,908 for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students.

Full OTC General Graphic Communications Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications

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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