2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in arts and media management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent arts and media management 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 arts and media management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$8,318 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Guilford Technical Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Guilford Technical Community College is $8,318 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Arts & Media Management at Guilford Technical Community College

#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$25,622 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree media management students whose families make $30-$48k list, Full Sail University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $25,622 for southeast region associate degree media management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Full Sail University.

Full Full Sail University Arts & Media Management Report

#3

SAE Institute - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$36,886 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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 made our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend SAE Institute - Nashville is $36,886 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full SAE Institute - Nashville Arts & Media Management Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $30-$48k)

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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