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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges
$23,317 Avg Salary
$13,029 Avg Student Debt

With 66,787 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for communication and media studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 56% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, communications majors at American Military University accumulate an average of around $27,897 in student debt.

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#1

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Military College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for communication and media studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in communications at Georgia Military College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Communications majors at Georgia Military College take out an average of $19,273 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 36% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means John Tyler Community College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 22% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Copiah-Lincoln Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in communications at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

About 50% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 50% are male.

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East Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for communication and media studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

Of the 5 students majoring in communications at EMCC, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#7

Andrew College

Cuthbert, GA

Andrew College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the town of Cuthbert, Andrew College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#9

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

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Explore the most popular online communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 795
Virginia 2,064
North Carolina 2,972
Florida 3,020
Tennessee 1,000
Kentucky 787
South Carolina 796
Louisiana 815
Arkansas 457
Alabama 968
Mississippi 307
West Virginia 214

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One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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