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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,295 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 120,571 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Communication & Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named Columbus State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSU are $17,295 a year.

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#2

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Sail University undergraduate students pay an average of $25,687 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Miami Media School

Miami, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami Media School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Miami Media School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Miami.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,754
West Virginia 547
South Carolina 1,359
Florida 6,024
Virginia 2,555
Arkansas 946
Mississippi 878
Louisiana 1,031
Alabama 1,832
Kentucky 1,560
Georgia 3,112
Tennessee 1,671

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

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 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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