2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Southwest Region

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In 2019-2020, 121,387 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southwest region, there were 12,513 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,547 and $23,301 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 533 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism 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 & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Southwest Region

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 82 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree communication & journalism students list, CNM has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communication & Journalism students.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at CNM

#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$5,882 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree communication & journalism students.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at San Antonio College

#3

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$6,078 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulsa Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 28 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree communication & journalism students list, Tulsa Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communication & Journalism students.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Tulsa Community College

#4

Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

$7,952 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cameron University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Cameron University is a small school located in Lawton, Oklahoma that handed out 10 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Cameron University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cameron University is $7,952 for southwest region associate degree communication & journalism students.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Cameron 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

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