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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Southwest Region

14 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 4,788 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,900 and had an average of $25,520 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 317 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,893 and $21,833 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 121 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in arts and media management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in arts and media management.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 14 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McLennan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full MCC Arts & Media Management Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 14 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UCO Arts & Media Management Report

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San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mesa Community College Arts & Media Management Report

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Collin County Community College District landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media management degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Full Collin County Community College District Arts & Media Management Report

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South Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full South Mountain Community College Arts & Media Management Report

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Houston Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Houston Community College Arts & Media Management Report

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Scottsdale Community College Arts & Media Management Report

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Paradise Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.

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Glendale Community College
Glendale, Arizona

Glendale Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.

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Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media management degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Full Phoenix College Arts & Media Management Report

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s media management degrees to qualified students.

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El Centro College
Dallas, Texas

El Centro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.

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