2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Communications Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. 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 the Plains States region, there were 3,723 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,583 and $25,858 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Vallue Communications Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

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Best Vallue Communications Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Communications Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$20,036 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Communications Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Forest City, Iowa, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Waldorf, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Waldorf University is $20,036 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Communications students whose families make more than $110k.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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