2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 68,079 communication and media studies students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oklahoma, there were 323 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,175 and $28,810 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 33 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Oklahoma

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$5,092 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 14 associates’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $5,092 for Oklahoma Associate Degree Communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Tulsa Community College Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$6,296 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for an Associate in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cameron University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2019-2020.

Cameron University also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Cameron University is $6,296 for Oklahoma Associate Degree Communications students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Cameron University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (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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