by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 10,019 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,771 and $23,915 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 793 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in communication and media studies.
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The communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree communications students.
Out of the 40 schools in the Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. BMCC is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 101 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 40 schools in the Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery College landed the #2 spot on the list. Montgomery College is a fairly large school located in Rockville, Maryland that handed out 61 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Montgomery College Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Located in Long Island City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at LaGuardia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union County College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Union County College is a medium-sized school located in Cranford, New Jersey that handed out 48 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Union County College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Westchester Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. SUNY Westchester Community College is a public institution located in Valhalla, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at SUNY Westchester Community College
Dutchess Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. DCC is a medium-sized school located in Poughkeepsie, New York that handed out 41 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Nassau Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Nassau Community College
Suffolk County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 35 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Suffolk County Community College
SUNY Broome did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. SUNY Broome is a small public school situated in Binghamton, New York. It awarded 30 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Montgomery County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 30 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Montgomery County Community College
Community College of Philadelphia landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 29 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Philadelphia Communication & Media Studies Report
Delaware County Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Media, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Delaware County Community College
With a ranking of #13, Erie Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 26 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Erie Community College
County College of Morris did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school situated in Randolph, New Jersey. It awarded 23 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at County College of Morris
Onondaga Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 22 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Jamestown Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Jamestown, New York, this small public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Jamestown Community College
Bucks County Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Bucks County Community College
Raritan Valley Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Raritan Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Branchburg, New Jersey that handed out 20 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Raritan Valley Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. LCCC is a public institution located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lehigh Carbon Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northampton County Area Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Rockland Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Suffern, New York, and it awarded 17 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Rockland Community College
Monroe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 13 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Monroe Community College
Reading Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. RACC is a small school located in Reading, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Atlantic Cape Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a public institution located in Mays Landing, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Atlantic Cape Community College
Finger Lakes Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Canandaigua, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full Finger Lakes Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
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