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2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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177 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,541 people earned their degree in graphic design, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 626 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 177 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in graphic design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great graphic design programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the graphic design program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s graphic design students in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,762 for southwest region associate degree graphic design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend OSU Institute of Technology.

Read full report on Graphic Design at OSU Institute of Technology

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $15,654 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend TSTC.

Read more about Graphic Design at TSTC

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. The Art Institute of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.

Ai Houston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ai Houston is $27,535 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Ai Houston Graphic Design Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small private for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.

The Art Institute of Dallas also took the #3 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,548 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The Art Institute of Dallas.

Full The Art Institute of Dallas Graphic Design Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Ai San Antonio also made our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of San Antonio is $27,286 for southwest region associate degree graphic design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full The Art Institute of San Antonio Graphic Design Report

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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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