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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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In 2020-2021, 10,266 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
Across Georgia, there were 130 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Media Studies Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid.
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 14 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Georgia” list. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $14,257 for Georgia Media Studies students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Georgia Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s media studies degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
VSU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Valdosta State University is $13,240 for georgia media studies students with aid.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at VSU
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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