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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 10,005 people earned their degree in communication & media studies, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 744 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 602 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,302 and $25,698 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication & media studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communication & media studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree media studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Muhlenberg College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at Muhlenberg
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Ursinus College landed the #2 spot on the list. Collegeville, 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 39 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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. 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%.
Full Ursinus College Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown College landed the #3 spot on the list. Etown is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
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 Etown Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 23 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Selinsgrove, 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 13 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Susquehanna
With a ranking of #9, Delaware Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 DelVal Communication & Media Studies Report
Temple University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 112 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 86%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Temple University
Cedar Crest College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Cedar Crest College is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
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 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Cedar Crest College Communication & Media Studies Report
York College of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
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 York College of Pennsylvania
Wilson College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Wilson College is a small school located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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 Wilson College
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 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 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Pitt
Point Park University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Point Park is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Point Park Communication & Media Studies Report
Seton Hill University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Seton Hill University is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Seton Hill Communication & Media Studies Report
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- 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%.
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- *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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