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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,287 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 674 other communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 other communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,902 and $128,547 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other communication & media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other communication & media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Other Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other communication and media studies students in 2021-2022.
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 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%.
Full Howard Other Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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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