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2023 Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$9,194 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,753 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marketing Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, marketing was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 52,916 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for marketing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for marketing students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, El Centro College is ranked #3 for overall quality for marketing in the Southwest Region .

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The excellent associate degree programs at Houston Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value marketing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa Community College is a large public school located in the city of Tulsa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tulsa Community College are $8,845 per year. On average, marketing graduates from Tulsa Community College take out $10,677 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laredo College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Laredo College are $5,748 a year.

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#6

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phoenix College are $7,854 per year.

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Mesa Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesa Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Mesa.

Mesa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year.

Mesa Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #8, Austin Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for marketing students working on their associate degree. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year. The average amount in student loans that marketing majors at Austin Community College District take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,039.

In addition to its great value ranking, Austin Community College District is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NEO A&M College is a small public school located in the distant town of Miami.

NEO A&M College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,063 in tuition and fees each year.

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Strayer University - Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Strayer University - Texas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Texas are $13,515 per year.

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Best Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best marketing schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,257
Arizona 1,065
Oklahoma 772
New Mexico 105

Marketing is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Marketing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Youngson.

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