2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $48-$75k) in California

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,475 people earned their degree in graphic communications, making the major the 127th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, graphic communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,819 and had an average of $28,832 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,552 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,363 and $39,116 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 406 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,451 and $19,634 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in graphic communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great graphic communications programs and 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 graphic communications program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree graphic communication students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$38,617 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #1 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $38,617 for California Associate Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Graphic Communications at Academy of Art University

#2

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, California

#3 in overall quality

$31,795 Average Net Price

$16,663 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Film School landed the #2 spot on the list. Los Angeles Film School is a medium-sized school located in Hollywood, California that handed out 3 associates’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.

LA Film School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $31,795 for California Associate Degree Graphic Communication students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Los Angeles Film School.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications (Income $48-$75k)

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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