2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,059 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,959 and had an average of $35,302 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,124 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,100 and $27,530 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 75 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in arts and media management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality arts and media management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the arts and media management 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The media management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$7,748 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Jamestown, North Carolina. It awarded 8 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Guilford Technical Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Guilford Technical Community College is $7,748 for southeast region associate degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Guilford Technical Community College Arts & Media Management Report

#2

SAE Institute - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$41,373 Average Net Price

$20,886 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SAE Institute - Nashville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SAE Institute - Nashville is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s media management degrees to qualified students.

SAE Institute - Nashville also took the #2 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SAE Institute - Nashville is $41,373 for southeast region associate degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full SAE Institute - Nashville Arts & Media Management Report

#3

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$27,998 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 associates’s media management degrees to qualified students.

Full Sail University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,998 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Full Sail University Arts & Media Management Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (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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