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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$10,590 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #11 most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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. 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.

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

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

Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree School

Our analysis found Austin Community College District to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year.

Austin Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Austin Community College District

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,531
Texas 8,480
New Mexico 199
Oklahoma 1,106

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 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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