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2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

13 Ranked Colleges
285 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,059 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in arts and media management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great arts and media management 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 arts and media management 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 Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree media management students with aid.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media management degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for associate degree media management students with aid per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#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 Getting Aid list. Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s media management degrees to qualified students.

Collin County Community College District also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $6,293 for associate degree media management students with aid per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

Full Collin County Community College District Arts & Media Management Report

#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #3 spot on the list. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for Associate Degree Media Management students with aid.

Full San Antonio College Arts & Media Management Report

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Metropolitan Community College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s media management degrees to qualified students.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $4,295 for Associate Degree Media Management students with aid.

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#5

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Guilford Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Guilford Technical Community College is a public institution located in Jamestown, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees 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. It costs about $8,584 for Associate Degree Media Management students with aid per year to attend Guilford Technical Community College.

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#6

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 5 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Associate Degree Media Management students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s media management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree media management students with aid list, UCO has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,562 for Associate Degree Media Management students with aid per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

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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 Getting Aid ranking. Hocking Technical College is a small public school situated in Nelsonville, Ohio. It awarded 10 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Hocking Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Hocking Technical College is $12,793 for associate degree media management students with aid.

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#9

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#8 in overall quality

Northern Vermont University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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 made our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $15,749 for associate degree media management students with aid per year to attend Northern Vermont University.

Full Northern Vermont University Arts & Media Management Report

#10

SAE Institute - Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #10, SAE Institute - Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. SAE Institute - Chicago is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 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. It costs about $23,799 for associate degree media management students with aid per year to attend SAE Institute - Chicago.

Full SAE Institute - Chicago Arts & Media Management Report

#11

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#12 in overall quality

Full Sail University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 26 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,524 for associate degree media management students with aid.

Full Full Sail University Arts & Media Management Report

#12

SAE Institute - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

With a ranking of #12, SAE Institute - Nashville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. SAE Institute - Nashville is a private for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SAE Institute - Nashville also took the #9 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SAE Institute - Nashville is $41,105 for associate degree media management students with aid.

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

Read more about Arts & Media Management at SAE Institute - Nashville

#13

SAE Expression College

Emeryville, California
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, SAE Expression College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. SAE Expression College is a small private for-profit school situated in Emeryville, California. It awarded 1 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree media management students with aid list, SAE Expression College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SAE Expression College is $31,931 for associate degree media management students with aid.

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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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