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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 in the Far Western US Region” 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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 847 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 742 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. UW Bothell is a medium-sized school located in Bothell, Washington that handed out 112 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full UW Bothell Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pitzer College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Pitzer Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Scripps College landed the #3 spot on the list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 13 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full Scripps Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pomona College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Pomona
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Linfield University - McMinnville Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Linfield is located in McMinnville, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Linfield Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #7, Willamette University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Willamette
With a ranking of #8, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 111 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UNLV
With a ranking of #9, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 258 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of California - Berkeley
With a ranking of #10, Claremont McKenna College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Claremont McKenna is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 6 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 98%. 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.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Claremont McKenna College
University of San Francisco landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. USFCA is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 42 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 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full USFCA Communication & Media Studies Report
Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full PLNU Communication & Media Studies Report
California State University - San Marcos ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - San Marcos Communication & Media Studies Report
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hawaii Pacific University is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 3 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Hawaii Pacific University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Oregon did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 11 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oregon Communication & Media Studies Report
Brandman University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Brandman University is a medium-sized school located in Irvine, California that handed out 14 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Brandman
Eastern Oregon University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in La Grande, Oregon, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Eastern Oregon University
Walla Walla University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in College Place, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Full Walla Walla U Communication & Media Studies Report
Washington State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Wazzu
Western Oregon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Western Oregon State College
With a ranking of #18, Central Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a medium-sized public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 0 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Central Washington University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of the Pacific came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Pacific
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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