2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,475 people earned their degree in graphic communications, making the major the 127th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, graphic communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,819 and had an average of $28,832 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 172 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,200 and $27,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in graphic communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent graphic communications programs, but they also 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 graphic communications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications in the New England Region

#1

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$8,359 Average Net Price

$21,508 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 12 associates’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.

York County Community College also made our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $8,359 for New England Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at York County Community College

#2

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$8,943 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree graphic communication students list, STCC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for STCC is $8,943 for New England Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at STCC

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for 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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