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In 2020-2021, 10,266 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 919 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree media studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sierra College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Sierra College is a public institution located in Rocklin, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sierra College Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chula Vista, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at SWC Chula Vista
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Coast College landed the #1 spot on the list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Orange Coast College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Foothill College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Foothill College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Moorpark College landed the #1 spot on the list. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school situated in Moorpark, California. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Moorpark College Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gavilan College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. Gilroy, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Gavilan College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. GCC is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, California. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Glendale Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Marin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of Marin is a small school located in Kentfield, California that handed out 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at College of Marin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Hondo College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Whittier, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Rio Hondo College Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Siskiyous landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Weed, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at College of the Siskiyous
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Desert landed the #1 spot on the list. College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at College of the Desert
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chabot College landed the #1 spot on the list. Chabot College is a fairly large public school situated in Hayward, California. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Chabot College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fullerton College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. Fullerton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Fullerton College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Joaquin Delta College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Joaquin Delta College is a fairly large public school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at San Joaquin Delta College
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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