by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 New England region, there were 7,134 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,662 and $26,011 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 209 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communication and journalism.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 44 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Maine Community College Communication & Journalism Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 20 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 27 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Naugatuck Valley Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Bristol is a public institution located in Fall River, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cape Cod Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cape Cod Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Asnuntuck Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Asnuntuck Community College is a small public school situated in Enfield, Connecticut. It awarded 5 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Asnuntuck Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Massasoit Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking. 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 more about Communication & Journalism at Massasoit Community College
With a ranking of #8, Massachusetts Bay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region list. Massachusetts Bay Community College is located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Massachusetts Bay Community College
With a ranking of #9, Norwalk Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 8 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Norwalk Community College Communication & Journalism Report
With a ranking of #10, Manchester Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region list. MCC is located in Manchester, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Capital Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking. Capital Community College is a small public school situated in Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 4 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bunker Hill Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Bunker Hill Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Bunker Hill Community College
Dean College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Franklin, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Gateway Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Three Rivers Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Norwich, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Three Rivers Community College
With a ranking of #16, Castleton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region list. Castleton University is located in Castleton, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Tunxis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Farmington, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Tunxis Community College
Nashua Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking. Nashua Community College is a public institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees 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.
Full Nashua Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking. Mount Wachusett Community College is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Mount Wachusett Community College
With a ranking of #20, Community College of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region list. Community College of Vermont is a medium-sized public school situated in Montpelier, Vermont. It awarded 1 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Vermont Communication & Journalism Report
Northern Vermont University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Johnson, Vermont, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Northern Vermont University
With a ranking of #22, Housatonic Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Housatonic Community College Communication & Journalism Report
With a ranking of #22, Northwestern Connecticut Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region list. NCCC is a small school located in Winsted, Connecticut that handed out 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Quinebaug Valley Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Danielson, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Quinsigamond Community College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Full Quinsigamond Community College Communication & Journalism Report
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