Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

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

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,531 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Arizona 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Estrella Mountain Community College the most popular school in Arizona for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. Estrella Mountain Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Avondale.

Of the 13 students majoring in communication and journalism at Estrella Mountain Community College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at Estrella Mountain Community College Report

Request Information

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Glendale Community College is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Read More…

Request Information

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Paradise Valley Community College is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. Paradise Valley Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 8 students majoring in communication and journalism at Paradise Valley Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at Paradise Valley Community College Report

Request Information

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Communication & Journalism at Arizona Western College Report

Request Information

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mesa Community College is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in communication and journalism at Mesa Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read More…

Request Information

Scottsdale Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in communication and journalism at Scottsdale Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at Scottsdale Community College Report

Request Information

Cochise County Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

Women make up 67% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at Cochise County Community College District Report

Request Information
#8

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

Eastern Arizona College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in communication and journalism at Eastern Arizona College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at Eastern Arizona College Report

Request Information

With a ranking of #8, GateWay Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their associate degree. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.

Full Communication & Journalism at GateWay Community College Report

Request Information
#8

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Of the 2 students majoring in communication and journalism at Phoenix College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Phoenix College

Request Information

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 8,480
New Mexico 199
Oklahoma 1,106

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 16 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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.