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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$1,684 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,317 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 129 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the communications associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the best value school in New Mexico for communication and media studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CNM are $1,684 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, communications majors at CNM accumulate an average of around $12,379 in student debt.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Central New Mexico Community College

Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,091
Arizona 2,246
Oklahoma 325

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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