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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools

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With 22,298 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 33 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication sciences majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Our analysis found Orange Coast College to be the most popular school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Orange Coast College is a large public school located in the city of Costa Mesa.

Women make up 91% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, communication sciences graduates from SAC carry an average student debt load of $13,590.

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#3

American River College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American River College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 90% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. Pasadena City College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

Of the 18 students majoring in communication sciences at Pasadena City College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at San Joaquin Delta College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in the United States. Delta is a large public school located in the large city of Stockton.

About 93% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#6

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Cerritos College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.

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#6

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Granite State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at GSC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,454.

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#8

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in communication sciences at COD, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#10

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, ND

Lake Region State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking. Lake Region State College is a small public school located in the remote town of Devils Lake.

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Communication Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Communication Sciences is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Communication Sciences Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Speech Pathology & Audiology 7,841
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 7,269
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 5,907
Audiology/Audiologist 1,032
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services 249

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 33 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp.

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