2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maine
2Colleges
118Bachelor's Degrees
$29,242Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 118 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, communication & media studies is the #21 most popular major in Maine. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.2% of all the communications bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maine ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication & media studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication & media studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communications Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Maine
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying communications.
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Southern Maine has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & media studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population. University of Southern Maine not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Maine list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 3,116 students at University of Southern Maine that take at least one class online. About 3,805 of the students at University of Southern Maine are attending part time.
University of Maine comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Maine ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 5,820 students take at least one class online at UMaine. About 3,614 of the students at UMaine are attending part time.
Communication & Media Studies Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.
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 the rest 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).