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2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$13,571 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,446 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree School for You

Graphic Communications is the #124 most popular major in the country with 7,518 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for graphic communication students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Wisconsin Technical College the best value school in the United States for graphic communications students working on their associate degree. NWTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, graphic communication majors at NWTC accumulate an average of around $20,125 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Graphic Communications at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Report

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great value for graphic communications students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in tuition and fees each year.

Southeast Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great value for graphic communications students working on their associate degree. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,826 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,072 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 per year.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also claimed a spot on our Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for graphic communications students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OTC are $6,028 a year. The average amount in student loans that graphic communication majors at OTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,223.

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Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for graphic communications students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. On average, graphic communication graduates from Houston Community College take out $17,963 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Borough of Manhattan Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools list. BMCC is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

BMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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Middlesex County College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree graphic communications programs. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Middlesex County College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,992 in tuition and fees each year. Graphic Communication majors at Middlesex County College take out an average of $15,489 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Middlesex County College also claimed a spot on our Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #10, Institute of Production and Recording did quite well on this year’s best value schools for graphic communications students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Institute of Production and Recording is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Institute of Production and Recording are $19,845 a year.

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Graphic Communications by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Graphic Communications is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Graphic Communication

Related Major Annual Graduates
Audiovisual Communications 6,229
Communications Technology 915
Other Communication Technology 164

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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 Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction.

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