2023 Best Value Journalism Associate Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Journalism Associate Degree School for You
Journalism is the #70 most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Journalism Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for journalism majors pursuing a associate degree.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Journalism
Our 2023 rankings named Austin Community College District the best value school in the United States for journalism students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, journalism graduates from Austin Community College District carry an average student debtload of $13,608.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Austin Community College District also is in the top 10% of our Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools ranking.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Diego Mesa College is a great value for journalism students working on their associate degree. San Diego Mesa College is a large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Diego Mesa College are $8,512 a year.
Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Academy of Art University are $25,424 per year.
Journalism by Region
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Majors Related to Journalism
Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Journalism
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 66,787 |
Public Relations & Advertising | 21,099 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 17,669 |
Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1,128 |
Publishing | 336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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 Jfurrer.
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