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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

3 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 3,379 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,549 and $35,506 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the #1 spot on the list. Glen Ellyn, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

COD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for COD is $12,206 for great lakes region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Ash, Ohio, and it awarded 4 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, UC Blue Ash College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is $16,357 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UC Clermont College is a medium-sized public school situated in Batavia, Ohio. It awarded 2 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Clermont College also made our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for UC Clermont College is $13,291 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full University of Cincinnati - Clermont College Communication Sciences Report

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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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