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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

7 Colleges
$21,436 Avg Salary
$13,533 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #12 most popular major in Illinois with 4,261 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Parkland College

Champaign, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Parkland College the most popular school in Illinois for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, Parkland College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#2

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in communication and journalism at COD, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#3

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in communication and journalism at Kennedy-King College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis and Clark Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree communication and journalism programs. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

Women make up 50% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#7

Wabash Valley College

Mount Carmel, IL

With a ranking of #7, Wabash Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. Wabash Valley College is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Mount Carmel.

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,714
Michigan 3,555
Ohio 3,901
Wisconsin 1,988

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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