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 Communications Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 62,855 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, communication & media studies is the 10th most popular major in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 3,185 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,606 and $23,783 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree 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 plains states region associate degree communications students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Haskell Indian Nations University is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Haskell
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Western Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region. Council Bluffs, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Iowa Western Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Butler Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Northeast Community College is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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
Saint Louis Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Bridgeton, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Saint Louis Community College
With a ranking of #7, Oak Hills Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2021-2022.
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. 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 Oak Hills Christian College
University of Northwestern - St Paul came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%.
Presentation College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Presentation College Communication & Media Studies Report
Barton County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Barton Community College is located in Great Bend, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Barton Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Marshalltown Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Marshalltown, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Marshalltown Community College
With a ranking of #7, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Iowa Central Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Indian Hills Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. IHCC is a public institution located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Indian Hills Community College
Dodge City Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Dodge City, Kansas, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Dodge City Community College
Ellsworth Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ellsworth is a small school located in Iowa Falls, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Ellsworth Community College
With a ranking of #7, Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Eastern Iowa Community College District is a public institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Waldorf University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Forest City, Iowa, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, North Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at North Central University
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