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2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
156 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in visual communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual communications programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#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 Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 34 associates’s graphic arts degrees 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 Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,877 for southwest region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Pima County Community College District is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pima County Community College District, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,659 for southwest region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Pima Community College.

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#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 22 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Antonio College, the school also landed 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 $8,279 for southwest region associate degree graphic arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#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 $48-$75k. TSTC is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 40 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $12,576 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

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 $11,230 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mesa 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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