by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Connecticut, there were 1,480 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,488 and $24,046 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 84 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and journalism program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut associate degree communication & journalism students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. Middletown, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. This small school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 27 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Asnuntuck Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. ACC is a small public school situated in Enfield, Connecticut. It awarded 5 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwalk Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. NCC is a small public school situated in Norwalk, Connecticut. It awarded 8 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Manchester Community College is a public institution located in Manchester, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Capital Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking. Capital Community College is a small school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 4 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Gateway Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 5 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Three Rivers Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #8. Three Rivers Community College is a small school located in Norwich, Connecticut that handed out 3 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tunxis Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking. This small school is located in Farmington, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 associates’s communication and journalism degrees 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%.
Full Tunxis Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Quinebaug Valley Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking. This small school is located in Danielson, Connecticut, and it awarded 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern Connecticut Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut list. NCCC is a public institution located in Winsted, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwestern Connecticut Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Housatonic Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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