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2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
156 Degrees Awarded
$7,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,657 people earned their degree in visual communications, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 548 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 156 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual communications 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 visual communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 34 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $4,362 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Visual Communications at Austin Community College District

#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 7 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pima County Community College District is $3,417 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Pima Community College Visual Communications Report

#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified associates’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $6,189 for southwest region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Visual Communications at San Antonio College

#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 #4 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic arts degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

TSTC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $9,067 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Texas State Technical College Visual Communications Report

#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mesa Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,317 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Read more about Visual Communications at Mesa Community College

#6

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Scottsdale Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 12 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Scottsdale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Scottsdale Community College is $10,103 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Scottsdale Community College

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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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