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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,128 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 9,731 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in New York

Check out the communication and journalism associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Communication & Journalism

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

Our 2023 rankings named LaGuardia Community College the best value school in New York for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. LaGuardia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Island City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LaGuardia are $5,218 a year.

LaGuardia also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at LaGuardia Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in New York list. BMCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BMCC are $5,170 a year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Borough of Manhattan Community College

#3

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

The excellent associate degree programs at Nassau Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nassau Community College are $6,330 per year.

Nassau Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Communication & Journalism at Nassau Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Fashion Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FIT SUNY are $7,793 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, FIT SUNY is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in New York list.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,294
Pennsylvania 4,792
Maryland 1,929
Delaware 271
District of Columbia 1,028

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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