2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,198 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,110 and $35,211 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communication sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication sciences 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 sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$2,707 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public institution located in Wesson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $2,707 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Communication Sciences Report

#2

East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$5,288 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

EMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for EMCC is $5,288 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at East Mississippi Community College

#3

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$19,346 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Adventist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southern Adventist has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Adventist is $19,346 for southeast region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Southern Adventist University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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