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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

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

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #15 most popular major in West Virginia with 547 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in West Virginia for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at American Public University System

The in-demand associate degree programs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in West Virginia. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school located in the small suburb of Parkersburg.

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

Full Communication & Journalism at West Virginia University at Parkersburg Report

Out of the 3 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Potomac State College of West Virginia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WVU Potomac State College is a small public school located in the distant town of Keyser.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,754
South Carolina 1,359
Florida 6,024
Virginia 2,555
Arkansas 946
Mississippi 878
Louisiana 1,031
Alabama 1,832
Kentucky 1,560
Georgia 3,112
Tennessee 1,671

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 3 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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