by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular communication sciences programs in the United States.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree communication sciences students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Coast College landed the #1 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.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Ana College landed the #2 spot on the list. Santa Ana College is a large public school situated in Santa Ana, California. It awarded 21 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American River College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 20 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Pasadena, California, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Joaquin Delta College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. Located in Stockton, California, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Cerritos College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Norwalk, California, and it awarded 13 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Walla Walla University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Walla Walla U 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%.
Read more about Communication Sciences at Walla Walla University
Grossmont College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. El Cajon, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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