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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,005 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,333 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major” ranking looked at 309 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication & media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication & media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Five Towns College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major. Five Towns College is a private for-profit institution located in Dix Hills, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Five Towns College
Out of the 309 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester University landed the #2 spot on the list. RU is a small school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 19 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Rochester University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morris College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major. Located in Sumter, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Morris College Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dillard University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Dillard University Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson C Smith University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major. This small school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Johnson C Smith University
With a ranking of #6, Muhlenberg College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Allentown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 57 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Muhlenberg
Virginia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, this small public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Virginia State
Denison University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Granville, Ohio, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Denison University
Principia College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Elsah, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Principia College Communication & Media Studies Report
Lane College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Lane College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Lane College
Tougaloo College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Tougaloo is located in Tougaloo, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Tougaloo College
LIM College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #12. LIM College is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full LIM Communication & Media Studies Report
Hobart and William Smith Colleges came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. The Colleges is a small school located in Geneva, New York that handed out 63 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Delaware State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Del State
University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of Washington - Bothell Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a public institution located in Bothell, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UW Bothell Communication & Media Studies Report
Wiley College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Wiley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Wiley College
Claflin University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 36 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Claflin Communication & Media Studies Report
Randolph College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Randolph College is a small school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Randolph
Iona College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Iona College is a small school located in New Rochelle, New York that handed out 46 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Iona
Bethune - Cookman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking, coming in at #21. Bethune - Cookman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Bethune - Cookman University Communication & Media Studies Report
Shaw University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
Full Shaw University Communication & Media Studies Report
Berea College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Berea, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Berea
With a ranking of #24, Pitzer College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major list. Pitzer College is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 18 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Pitzer College Communication & Media Studies Report
Wartburg College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major ranking. Wartburg College is located in Waverly, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Wartburg College
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