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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 66,787 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,115 and had an average of $25,414 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 3,903 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,647 and $26,809 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 125 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communication and media studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree communications students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region. Bristol is a medium-sized public school situated in Fall River, Massachusetts. It awarded 26 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Cod Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Cape Cod Community College is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Asnuntuck Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. ACC is a small public school situated in Enfield, Connecticut. It awarded 5 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massasoit Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Massasoit Community College is a public institution located in Brockton, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Massasoit Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Bay Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. MassBay Community College is a small public school situated in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full MassBay Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #6, Norwalk Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 8 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Manchester Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. MCC is a small school located in Manchester, Connecticut that handed out 9 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Capital Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Capital Community College
Bunker Hill Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dean College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Dean College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Franklin, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Dean College
Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Gateway Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Gateway Community College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Gateway Community College
Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Naugatuck Valley Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Three Rivers Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Norwich, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Three Rivers Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Castleton University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Castleton is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Castleton University
Tunxis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Farmington, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full Tunxis Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Nashua Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Nashua Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Gardner, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Quinsigamond Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Quinsigamond Community College is a public institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Quinsigamond Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #19, Housatonic Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region list. Housatonic Community College is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 0 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Housatonic Community College
Quinebaug Valley Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Danielson, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Northwestern Connecticut Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the New England Region ranking. Winsted, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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