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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 548 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bridgewater is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bridgewater, Virginia. It awarded 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Bridgewater College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 193 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at UF
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Austin Peay State University is a public institution located in Clarksville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Austin Peay State University Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 132 masters’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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 90%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at FIU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Murray State University
West Virginia State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVSU is a public institution located in Institute, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at WVSU
East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 East Tennessee State University
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Valdosta State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 5 masters’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at VSU
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 21 students 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Jackson State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Jackson State
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 16 masters’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Report
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 9 masters’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 Middle Tennessee State University
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at USF Tampa
With a ranking of #15, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 University of Memphis
University of Georgia landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 25 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%.
Full UGA Communication & Media Studies Report
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Communication & Media Studies Report
The University of West Florida ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of West Florida is a public institution located in Pensacola, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 108 masters’s 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%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UWF
Grambling State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Grambling, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Grambling State University
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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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