2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

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In 2019-2020, 11,861 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,240 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 106 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communications 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 Communication Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$3,626 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 82 degrees to qualified associates’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

CNM also made our “Best Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,626 for southwest region associate degree communication arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Communications at Central New Mexico Community College

#2

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$5,092 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree communication arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, Tulsa Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulsa Community College is $5,092 for southwest region associate degree communication arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Tulsa Community College Communications Report

#3

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$6,296 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cameron University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Lawton, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Cameron University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cameron University is $6,296 for southwest region associate degree communication arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Communications at Cameron University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $30-$48k)

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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