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

35 Colleges
3,480 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,975 Avg Cost*

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

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New YorkIn <nil>, communication & media studies students earned 3,480 bachelor's degrees from a New York school, making the subject the 9th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 7.0% of all the communications bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 New York

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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Cornell University tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional communication & media studies students. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New York ranking.

About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Marist College. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Marist not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New York list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,703 students take at least one class online at Marist. About 1,103 of the students at Marist are attending part time.

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Pace University - New York landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 1.9% of Pace University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,120 students at Pace University that take at least one class online. 3,498 students are part time.

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University at Buffalo earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo. University at Buffalo also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New York list, coming in at #3.

About 1.3% of University at Buffalo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,575 students take at least one class online at University at Buffalo. 5,053 of University at Buffalo students are attending part time.

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Fordham University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fordham U, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New York ranking.

About 1.1% of Fordham U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,819 students at Fordham U are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,564 part time students in attendance at Fordham U.

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The New School
New York, NY

The New School comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 5,293 students take at least one class online at New School University. There are roughly 1,257 part time students in attendance at New School University.

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY

Manhattan College comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale. Manhattan also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New York list, coming in at #7.

About 1.2% of Manhattan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 246 students take at least one class online at Manhattan. 250 students are part time.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Our rankings recognize Syracuse University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New York ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 2,812 students take at least one class online at Syracuse. There are roughly 3,491 part time students in attendance at Syracuse.

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Canisius College
Buffalo, NY

Canisius College landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Canisius is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 1,367 students take at least one class online at Canisius. There are roughly 438 part time students in attendance at Canisius.

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The College of Saint Rose comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 2.1% of Saint Rose students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,383 students at Saint Rose that take at least one class online. 1,002 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,924
Maryland 1,031
New Jersey 1,410
Delaware 234
District of Columbia 112

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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