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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Iowa, there were 1,235 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,503 and $31,478 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,340 and $19,937 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa” ranking looked at 11 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 Iowa”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawkeye Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waterloo, Iowa. It awarded 14 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Lakes Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school situated in Estherville, Iowa. It awarded 5 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Hills Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa list. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Western Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa list. This medium-sized school is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and it awarded 4 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 2 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fort Dodge, Iowa that handed out 1 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Marshalltown Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa ranking. Marshalltown, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Marshalltown Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Kirkwood Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa 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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Eastern Iowa Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa ranking. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Iowa Community College District Communication & Journalism Report
Ellsworth Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa list. This small school is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Waldorf University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Iowa 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.
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