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

5 Ranked Colleges
150 Degrees Awarded
$6,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 348 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,800 and $24,231 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 150 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in arts and media management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great arts and media management 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 arts and media management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 86 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,134 for southwest region associate degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s media management students in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $4,565 for southwest region associate degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s media management students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,183 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #4 spot on the list. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 28 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCO has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $12,297 for southwest region associate degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 5 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $8,791 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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%.

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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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