2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Florida

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Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 6,793 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,912 and $22,961 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 83 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,006 and $20,456 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in Florida” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and journalism programs, but they also 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 communication and journalism program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in Florida.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Florida

#1

Lynn University

Boca Raton, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$36,044 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lynn University is a small school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 2 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lynn University Fighting Knights, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lynn University Fighting Knights is $36,044 for Florida Associate Degree Communication & Journalism students.

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#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$27,524 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #2 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,524 for Florida Associate Degree Communication & Journalism students.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Full Sail University

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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 Josh Hallett.

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