2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region 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 has developed its “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 639 people earned their degree in general graphic communications, making the major the 616th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 74 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 36 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general graphic communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general graphic communications 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 general graphic communications 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 Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$9,309 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Central College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. South Central College is a small public school situated in North Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 4 associates’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.

South Central College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $9,309 for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Graphic Communications at South Central College

#2

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$7,057 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic communication degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

OTC also made our “Best General Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend OTC is $7,057 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Graphic Communications at Ozarks Technical Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Graphic 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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