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Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,849 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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Graphic Communications

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

NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,849 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, graphic communication graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $20,125.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NWTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ferris also did well on our Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Graphic Communications Colleges by State

Explore the best graphic communications colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 190
Ohio 201
Illinois 345
Indiana 18
Wisconsin 102

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

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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