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2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio

13 Colleges
1,839 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,445 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in OhioOut of the majors we analyze each year, communication & media studies was ranked 9th in Ohio. In fact, 1,839 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 3.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication & media studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the communication & media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio

Check out the communications programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Ohio State University - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & media studies ranking for non-traditional students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Ohio State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Ohio ranking.

The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.

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University of Dayton comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton. UDayton not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Ohio list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 2,652 students at UDayton that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,171 part time students in attendance at UDayton.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population. UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Ohio list.

The student loan default rate at UC is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 17,465 students take at least one class online at UC. About 10,255 of the students at UC are attending part time.

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Kent State University at Kent comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Kent State also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Ohio rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. There are roughly 6,651 part time students in attendance at Kent State.

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Our rankings recognize Ohio University - Athens Campus as the #5 school in this year's rankings. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens. OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Ohio list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 11,926 students take at least one class online at OHIO Athens. About 7,245 of the students at OHIO Athens are attending part time.

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Franciscan University of Steubenville earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Franciscan U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Ohio list.

About 0.8% of Franciscan U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 937 students at Franciscan U that take at least one class online. About 938 of the students at Franciscan U are attending part time.

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Miami University - Oxford comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Oxford, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Ohio ranking.

The student loan default rate at Miami University - Oxford is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,388 students at Miami University - Oxford that take at least one class online. 1,700 students are part time.

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Walsh University
North Canton, OH

Walsh University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

About 1.1% of Walsh students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,211 students at Walsh that take at least one class online. About 749 of the students at Walsh are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wright State University - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 0.8% of Wright State University - Main Campus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,482 students at Wright State University - Main Campus that take at least one class online. 3,589 of Wright State University - Main Campus students are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cleveland State University. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 2.3% of Cleveland State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,187 students at Cleveland State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,202 part time students in attendance at Cleveland State University.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,609
Illinois 1,802
Indiana 1,296
Wisconsin 1,239

One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 13 schools only.

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