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Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$4,344 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,446 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree School for You

Graphic Communications is the #125 most popular major in Texas with 333 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for graphic communication students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Graphic Communications

Our analysis found Houston Community College to be the best value school for graphic communications students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Houston Community College are $4,344 a year. The average amount in student loans that graphic communication majors at Houston Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,963.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value graphic communications schools in Texas. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TSTC are $6,950 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, graphic communication graduates from TSTC carry an average student debtload of $12,053.

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Best Value Graphic Communications Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Graphic Communications Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 100
Oklahoma 10
New Mexico 36

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 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.

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