by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 6,903 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,107 and $28,529 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 73 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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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 Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 6 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flint Hills Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Flint Hills Technical College is a small public school situated in Emporia, Kansas. It awarded 5 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawkeye Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Hawkeye Community College is located in Waterloo, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Lakes Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a public institution located in Estherville, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the #5 spot on the list. Ridgewater College is a small school located in Willmar, Minnesota that handed out 10 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Cloquet, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Bismarck State College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Butler Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Butler Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Indian Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. IHCC is a public institution located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa Western Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Western Community College is a public institution located in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
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Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College Communication & Journalism Report
Mitchell Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Mitchell Tech is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 1 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Nebraska that handed out 2 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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Evangel University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Northwestern - St Paul came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Iowa Central Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saint Louis Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 2 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Louis Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Hennepin Technical College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hennepin Technical College Communication & Journalism Report
Presentation College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Presentation College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Waldorf University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Forest City, Iowa, this small private for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Oak Hills Christian College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Eastern Iowa Community College District came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Eastern Iowa Community College District is a medium-sized public school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Iowa Community College District Communication & Journalism Report
Marshalltown Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Marshalltown Community College is a small public school situated in Marshalltown, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Creighton University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Central University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. North Central University is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 4 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Ellsworth Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ellsworth Community College is a small school located in Iowa Falls, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Barton County Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region list. Barton Community College is a small school located in Great Bend, Kansas that handed out 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kirkwood Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Dodge City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Dodge City Community College is located in Dodge City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Full Dodge City Community College Communication & Journalism Report
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