by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 22,298 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,173 and had an average of $22,255 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,912 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,684 and $19,092 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 110 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in communication sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The communication sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree communication sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American River College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. American River is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 20 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Joaquin Delta College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. San Joaquin Delta College is located in Stockton, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Coast College landed the #3 spot on the list. Orange Coast College is a public institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Ana College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Santa Ana, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication sciences degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the #5 spot on the list. Norwalk, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication sciences degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pasadena, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication sciences degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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Grossmont College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in El Cajon, California, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.
Walla Walla University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Walla Walla University is a private not-for-profit institution located in College Place, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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