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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 “Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6,434 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 289 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular communication and media studies programs in the United States.
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Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree communications students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Beach City College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 180 students in 2020-2021.
Full Long Beach City College Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Monica College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 175 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at SMC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Barbara City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 156 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Santa Barbara City College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Coast College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 140 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Orange Coast College
Out of the 289 schools in the Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Chaffey College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, this fairly large public school handed out 130 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Chaffey College Communication & Media Studies Report
Pasadena City College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Pasadena, California, this large public school awarded 128 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Pasadena City College
Mt. San Antonio College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. Mt. San Antonio College is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 123 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Full Mt. SAC Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, Saddleback College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school situated in Mission Viejo, California. It awarded 122 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saddleback College Communication & Media Studies Report
Bakersfield College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking. Bakersfield College is a large school located in Bakersfield, California that handed out 119 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Bakersfield College
Fullerton College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking. Fullerton College is a fairly large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 102 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Fullerton College
Diablo Valley College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. Diablo Valley College is a fairly large public school situated in Pleasant Hill, California. It awarded 101 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Diablo Valley
With a ranking of #11, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 101 students in 2020-2021.
Full BMCC Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #11, El Camino College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. El Camino College is a fairly large public school situated in Torrance, California. It awarded 101 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full El Camino College Communication & Media Studies Report
De Anza College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking. De Anza College is a public institution located in Cupertino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 93 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at De Anza College
Foothill College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 87 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Foothill College Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #16, College of the Canyons did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. Located in Santa Clarita, California, this fairly large public school handed out 86 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at College of the Canyons
MiraCosta College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking. MiraCosta College is located in Oceanside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at MiraCosta College
Sierra College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking. Sierra College is a fairly large public school situated in Rocklin, California. It awarded 76 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sierra College Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #19, Moorpark College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. Moorpark College is located in Moorpark, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Moorpark College
Golden West College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Huntington Beach, California, this fairly large public school awarded 71 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Golden West College
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 71 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at CNM
San Diego Mesa College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 68 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at San Diego Mesa College
Sacramento City College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking. Sacramento City is a fairly large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 66 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Sacramento City College
Cuesta College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Cuesta College is a medium-sized school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 64 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Cuesta College
Folsom Lake College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Folsom, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Full Folsom Lake Communication & Media Studies Report