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Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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.

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 very 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.

El Centro College also took the #3 spot in our Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tulsa Community College is a great value for marketing students working on their associate degree. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 large city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $5,748 per year.

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#6

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree marketing programs. Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Mesa Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree marketing programs. Mesa Community College is a fairly 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mesa Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Austin Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NEO A&M College is a small public school located in the distant town of Miami.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NEO A&M College are $11,063 per year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Strayer University - Texas are $13,515 a year.

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Best Marketing Colleges by State

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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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