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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,005 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 241 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major” ranking looked at 53 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication & media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in communication & media studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree media studies students.
Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Union County College landed the #1 spot on the list. Union County College is a public institution located in Cranford, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Union County College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified associates’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Borough of Manhattan Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Herkimer County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major. Herkimer College is located in Herkimer, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Herkimer County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massasoit Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Massasoit Community College is a public institution located in Brockton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Massasoit Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. This fairly large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 25 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Community College of Philadelphia
Eastern Oklahoma State College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Eastern is a small school located in Wilburton, Oklahoma that handed out 2 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full Eastern Oklahoma State College Communication & Media Studies Report
Gordon State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Gordon is a small school located in Barnesville, Georgia that handed out 8 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Gordon State College
Cape Cod Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #8. Cape Cod Community College is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. 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.
Full Cape Cod Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Dean College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. This small school is located in Franklin, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Full Dean College Communication & Media Studies Report
Nassau Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #10. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 associates’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Nassau Community College
John Tyler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #11. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Virginia that handed out 15 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full John Tyler Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Casper College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Casper College is a public institution located in Casper, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Casper College
Odessa College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Odessa College
Western Texas College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Western Texas College is a public institution located in Snyder, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Western Texas College Communication & Media Studies Report
Henry Ford College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Henry Ford College
With a ranking of #16, Mount Wachusett Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Gardner, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Mount Wachusett Community College
With a ranking of #17, Cayuga County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Cayuga Community College is a small public school situated in Auburn, New York. It awarded 3 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Cayuga Community College
Butler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #18. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Butler Community College
Laramie County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it awarded 2 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Laramie County Community College
With a ranking of #20, Adrian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Adrian
Elizabethtown College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Full Etown Communication & Media Studies Report
Saint Louis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Bridgeton, Missouri, and it awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Saint Louis Community College
Macomb Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large school located in Warren, Michigan that handed out 3 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Macomb Community College
Campbellsville University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Campbellsville University
With a ranking of #25, North Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Full North Central University Communication & Media Studies Report
Northwest Vista College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #25. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northwest Vista College Communication & Media Studies Report
Rio Hondo College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Rio Hondo College is a fairly large school located in Whittier, California that handed out 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at RHCCD
With a ranking of #25, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. McLennan Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full McLennan Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Central Arizona College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Coolidge, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Pinal County Community College
San Joaquin Delta College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. San Joaquin Delta College is a fairly large school located in Stockton, California that handed out 4 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Delta
College of the Siskiyous ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. College of the Siskiyous is a small school located in Weed, California that handed out 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at College of the Siskiyous
College of the Desert did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #25. College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at College of the Desert
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Tulane
Glendale Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, California. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at GCC
University of the Cumberlands came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Williamsburg, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of the Cumberlands
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #25. NEO A&M College is a small public school situated in Miami, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at NEO A&M College
Quinsigamond Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Quinsigamond Community College
With a ranking of #25, Onondaga Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at OCC
Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #25. SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at SWC Chula Vista
Chabot College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Hayward, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Chabot College
Northeast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #25. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Northeast Community College
Fullerton College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Fullerton College
Moorpark College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Moorpark, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Moorpark College
Johnson University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Johnson University
Foothill College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Los Altos Hills, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Foothill College
With a ranking of #25, Orange Coast College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Orange Coast College is a public institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Orange Coast College
Gavilan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Gilroy, California, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
Full Gavilan College Communication & Media Studies Report
College of Marin ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Kentfield, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at College of Marin
Luna Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Luna Community College is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Luna Community College
Sierra College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Rocklin, California, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Sierra College
Lane College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Lane College
Bunker Hill Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. BHCC is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Bunker Hill Community College
Georgia Military College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Georgia Military College
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- 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%.
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- *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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