by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 12,001 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 308 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major” ranking looked at 52 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communications program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major”.
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Unilatina International College landed the #1 spot on the list. Unilatina International College is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Wyoming College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major list. Riverton, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Michigan College landed the #3 spot on the list. Dowagiac, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication arts degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cameron University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major. Lawton, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication arts degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Asnuntuck Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Asnuntuck Community College is a public institution located in Enfield, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Atlantic Cape Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking, coming in at #6. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small school located in Mays Landing, New Jersey that handed out 10 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications at Atlantic Cape Community College
Cecil College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking, coming in at #6. Cecil College is located in North East, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Massachusetts Bay Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking. Located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at Massachusetts Bay Community College
With a ranking of #9, East Georgia State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major list. East Georgia State College is located in Swainsboro, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communications at East Georgia State College
Community College of Beaver County landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking. Monaca, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school situated in Wesson, Mississippi. It awarded 6 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Middlesex Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking. Middlesex Community College is a public institution located in Middletown, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Linn-Benton Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking. LBCC is located in Albany, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking, coming in at #14. Central New Mexico Community College is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 associates’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Blinn College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major list. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 24 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Manchester Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major list. MCC is a small school located in Manchester, Connecticut that handed out 5 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Gateway Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking, coming in at #17. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 5 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Naugatuck Valley Community College Communications Report
Three Rivers Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking. Norwich, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications at Three Rivers Community College
Mississippi Delta Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking. This small school is located in Moorhead, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications at Mississippi Delta Community College
With a ranking of #21, Paradise Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major list. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 8 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Paradise Valley Community College Communications Report
Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major ranking. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Avondale, Arizona. It awarded 13 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communications at Estrella Mountain Community College
Tulsa Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major list. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at Tulsa Community College
Tunxis Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major list. Located in Farmington, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Holmes Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Arts Major list. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 6 associates’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communications at Holmes Community College
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