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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

Graphic Communications is the 127th most popular major in the country with 7,475 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southwest region, there were 986 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,675 and $32,933 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 216 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in graphic communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality graphic communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the graphic communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$5,272 Average Net Price

$24,035 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic communication degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for southwest region associate degree graphic communication students.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at Houston Community College

#2

Tarrant County College District

Fort Worth, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$5,434 Average Net Price

$26,739 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College District is $5,434 for southwest region associate degree graphic communication students.

Read more about Graphic Communications at Tarrant County College

#3

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$5,413 Average Net Price

$20,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified associates’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for southwest region associate degree graphic communication students.

Read full report on Graphic Communications at Northwest Vista College

#4

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$6,861 Average Net Price

$23,745 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region associate degree graphic communication students.

Read more about Graphic Communications at Austin Community College District

• 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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