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Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$8,580 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 8,480 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 Texas ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named Austin Community College District the best value school in Texas for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Austin Community College District are $8,580 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Austin Community College District also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,531
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

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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