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2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,541 people earned their degree in graphic design, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 626 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 177 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in graphic design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality graphic design programs that also have a lower cost than 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 graphic design program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree graphic design students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Design in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology also made our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $6,500 for southwest region associate degree graphic design students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. TSTC is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $10,114 for southwest region associate degree graphic design students with aid per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

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#3

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Phoenix College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s graphic design students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree graphic design students with aid list, Phoenix College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,744 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Design students with aid.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sessions College for Professional Design. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sessions College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sessions College for Professional Design is $12,013 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Design students with aid.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree graphic design students with aid list, Ai Houston has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Houston is $22,844 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Design students with aid.

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#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The Art Institute of Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.

The Art Institute of Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Dallas is $21,605 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Design students with aid.

Full The Art Institute of Dallas Graphic Design Report

#7 in overall quality

The Art Institute of San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The Art Institute of San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai San Antonio also took the #7 spot in our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,421 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Design students with aid per year to attend The Art Institute of San Antonio.

Full Ai San Antonio Graphic Design Report

#8 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Ai Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.

Ai Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Graphic Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Austin is $24,156 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Design students with aid.

Read full report on Graphic Design at The Art Institute of Austin

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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%.

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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