by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 62,855 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , communication & media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,194 and had an average of $23,803 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 9,529 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,292 and $23,337 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 669 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,642 and $15,171 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in communication & media studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communication & media studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dutchess Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Dutchess Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. It awarded 29 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jamestown Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Jamestown, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Jamestown Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Broome. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Broome is a medium-sized school located in Binghamton, New York that handed out 20 associates’s communications 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at SUNY Broome
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union County College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Union County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cranford, New Jersey. It awarded 45 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Union County College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Westchester Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Westchester Community College is a public institution located in Valhalla, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at SUNY Westchester Community College
With a ranking of #6, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. BMCC is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 65 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Borough of Manhattan Community College
Reading Area Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RACC is a small public school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 more about Communication & Media Studies at Reading Area Community College
Onondaga Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Onondaga Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 18 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Onondaga Community College
With a ranking of #9, Bucks County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bucks County Community College is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Bucks County Community College
With a ranking of #10, Montgomery County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montgomery County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 28 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montgomery College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montgomery College is located in Rockville, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 45 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at Montgomery College
Rockland Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rockland Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Suffern, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Rockland Community College
Lehigh Carbon Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lehigh Carbon Community College is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 associates’s communications 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%.
LaGuardia Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LaGuardia is a public institution located in Long Island City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees 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 LaGuardia Community College
County College of Morris did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Randolph, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 34 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 County College of Morris
Delaware County Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Media, Pennsylvania. It awarded 30 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Delaware County Community College
Raritan Valley Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RVCC is located in Branchburg, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full Raritan Valley Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #18, Herkimer County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Herkimer College is located in Herkimer, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Herkimer College
Atlantic Cape Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Atlantic Cape Community College is a public institution located in Mays Landing, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Atlantic Cape Community College
Cecil College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cecil College is located in North East, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Community College of Philadelphia landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 25 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Community College of Philadelphia Communication & Media Studies Report
Erie Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 31 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 more about Communication & Media Studies at Erie Community College
With a ranking of #23, Nassau Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 37 associates’s communications 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%.
Full Nassau Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Northampton County Area Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Northampton County Area Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 27 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Northampton Community College
Finger Lakes Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Canandaigua, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Full Finger Lakes Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
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