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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,380 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,291 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in general journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in general journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree journalism students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City Community College is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rose State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region. Rose State College is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 5 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 12 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texarkana College landed the #5 spot on the list. Texarkana College is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Angelina College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lufkin, Texas, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s journalism degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Cochise County Community College District landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Cochise College is a small school located in Sierra Vista, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Paris Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paris Junior College is a small school located in Paris, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Journalism at Paris Junior College
Central Texas College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Journalism at Mesa Community College
South Plains College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Journalism at Glendale Community College
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