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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,005 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,624 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in communication & media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in communication & media studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree media studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 6 doctorate’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UF Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at UGA
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s 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 UofM
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 9 doctorate’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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