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Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree School for You

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

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

#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 Far Western US Region . Orange Coast College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.

About 91% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 9% are male.

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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 in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 19% are male.

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 in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#4

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pasadena City College is a great place for communication sciences students working on their associate degree. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

Women make up 94% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Joaquin Delta College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Delta is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Stockton.

Of the 15 students majoring in communication sciences at Delta, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#6

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

With a ranking of #6, Cerritos College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students working on their associate degree. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.

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#7

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

With a ranking of #7, Walla Walla University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students working on their associate degree. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of College Place.

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#7

Grossmont College

El Cajon, CA

With a ranking of #7, Grossmont College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of El Cajon, Grossmont College is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 249
California 2,227
Washington 289
Nevada 98
Hawaii 16

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

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

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 8 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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