2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

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Communication Sciences is the 47th most popular major in the country with 22,298 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Plains States region, there were 1,755 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,837 and $22,401 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 2 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Plains States Region

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Lake Region State College
Devils Lake, North Dakota

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Region State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lake Region State College is a public institution located in Devils Lake, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Communication Sciences at Lake Region State College

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Williston State College
Williston, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williston State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Williston State College is a small public school situated in Williston, North Dakota. It awarded 3 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Williston State College

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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