2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $30-$48k)
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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Arts & Media Management is the 137th most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 285 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 13 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $30-$48k)
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $4,362 for associate degree media management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Collin County Community College District is a public institution located in McKinney, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Collin County Community College District also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $5,536 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Collin County Community College District.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 1 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $2,963 for associate degree media management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Metropolitan Community College.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 7 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree media management students whose families make $30-$48k list, San Antonio College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,189 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Antonio College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Guilford Technical Community College is located in Jamestown, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s media management degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree media management students whose families make $30-$48k list, Guilford Technical Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Guilford Technical Community College is $8,318 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified associates’s media management students in 2019-2020.
UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,381 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.
Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 5 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mesa Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,317 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Mesa Community College.
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Hocking College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Hocking College is a small school located in Nelsonville, Ohio that handed out 10 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
Hocking Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Hocking Technical College is $11,116 for associate degree media management students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Northern Vermont University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Johnson, Vermont, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s media management students in 2019-2020.
Northern Vermont University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,249 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northern Vermont University.
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With a ranking of #10, SAE Institute - Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s media management degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SAE Institute - Chicago, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SAE Institute - Chicago is $23,900 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Full Sail University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. 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.
In addition to being on our associate degree media management students whose families make $30-$48k list, Full Sail University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $25,622 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k.
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SAE Institute - Nashville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. SAE Institute - Nashville is a private for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SAE Institute - Nashville, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $36,886 for associate degree media management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SAE Institute - Nashville.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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SAE Expression College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. SAE Expression College is a small school located in Emeryville, California that handed out 1 associates’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SAE Expression College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SAE Expression College is $33,374 for Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k.
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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%.
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- *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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