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2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

13 Ranked Colleges
285 Degrees Awarded
$17,050 Avg Salary
Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Arts & Media Management is the 137th most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,959 and had an average of $35,302 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 285 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in arts and media management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality arts and media management programs that also have a lower cost than 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 arts and media management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $48-$75k)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 86 degrees to qualified associates’s media management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,877 for associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Full Austin Community College District Arts & Media Management Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Collin County Community College District is a large public school situated in McKinney, Texas. It awarded 5 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $7,898 for associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#10 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s media management students in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan Community College is $5,641 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Metropolitan Community College Arts & Media Management Report

#4

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s media management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k list, San Antonio College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $8,279 for associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 5 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $11,230 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Mesa Community College Arts & Media Management Report

#6

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Guilford Technical Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Jamestown, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media management degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Guilford Technical Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Guilford Technical Community College is $9,655 for associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Central Oklahoma landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s media management students in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $18,693 for associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Hocking College

Nelsonville, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Hocking College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Hocking College is a small public school situated in Nelsonville, Ohio. It awarded 10 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k list, Hocking Technical College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hocking Technical College is $14,103 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#9

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#8 in overall quality

Northern Vermont University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 1 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Vermont University is $15,464 for associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#10

SAE Institute - Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

SAE Institute - Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SAE Institute - Chicago, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SAE Institute - Chicago is $25,176 for associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#11

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Full Sail University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 associates’s media management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree media management students whose families make $48-$75k list, Full Sail University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $27,044 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Full Sail University.

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#12

SAE Institute - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

SAE Institute - Nashville came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

SAE Institute - Nashville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend SAE Institute - Nashville is $41,835 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#13

SAE Expression College

Emeryville, California
#13 in overall quality

SAE Expression College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Emeryville, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

SAE Expression College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend SAE Expression College is $33,807 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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