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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

60 Ranked Colleges
1,360 Degrees Awarded
$20,915 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 20,333 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,977 and $24,247 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,360 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 60 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in communication and journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree communication & journalism students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 318 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Fashion Institute of Technology Communication & Journalism Report

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Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Onondaga Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. OCC is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Onondaga Community College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tompkins Cortland Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Dryden, New York, this small public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Tompkins Cortland Community College

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Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dutchess Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Poughkeepsie, New York, and it awarded 41 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Dutchess Community College

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Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jamestown Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Jamestown Community College is a small public school situated in Jamestown, New York. It awarded 22 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Jamestown Community College Communication & Journalism Report

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SUNY Broome
Binghamton, New York

SUNY Broome did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. SUNY Broome is a small school located in Binghamton, New York that handed out 30 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at SUNY Broome

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Pennsylvania Highlands

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SUNY Westchester Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Westchester Community College is a public institution located in Valhalla, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SUNY Westchester Community College Communication & Journalism Report

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Sullivan County Community College
Loch Sheldrake, New York

Sullivan County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Loch Sheldrake, New York, and it awarded 6 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Sullivan County Community College

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Salem Community College
Carneys Point, New Jersey

Salem Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Salem Community College is a small public school situated in Carneys Point, New Jersey. It awarded 6 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Salem County College

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Union County College
Cranford, New Jersey

Union County College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Union County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cranford, New Jersey. It awarded 48 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Union County College Communication & Journalism Report

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Bucks County Community College
Newtown, Pennsylvania

Bucks County Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bucks County Community College is a public institution located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Bucks County Community College

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Delaware County Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 41 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Delaware County Community College

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Butler County Community College
Butler, Pennsylvania

Butler County Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Butler, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Butler County Community College Communication & Journalism Report

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Borough of Manhattan Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 101 diplomas to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Borough of Manhattan Community College

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Reading Area Community College
Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

Full Reading Area Community College Communication & Journalism Report

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Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, New York

With a ranking of #17, Finger Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Finger Lakes Community College is a public institution located in Canandaigua, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Finger Lakes Community College

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Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Montco is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 30 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Montco

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Montgomery College
Rockville, Maryland

Montgomery College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Rockville, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.

Full Montgomery College Communication & Journalism Report

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Rockland Community College
Suffern, New York

Rockland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. This medium-sized school is located in Suffern, New York, and it awarded 17 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Rockland Community College

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Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #21, Luzerne County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school situated in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Luzerne County Community College

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Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #22, Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LCCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lehigh Carbon Community College Communication & Journalism Report

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Orange County Community College
Middletown, New York

Orange County Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Orange County Community College is a public institution located in Middletown, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at SUNY Orange

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Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, New Jersey

With a ranking of #24, Atlantic Cape Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, and it awarded 11 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Atlantic Cape Community College Communication & Journalism Report

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LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, New York

LaGuardia Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 54 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full LaGuardia Communication & Journalism Report

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