2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
98Colleges
11,937Bachelor's Degrees
$29,997Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 98 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.
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2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying communications.
Top 15% Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional communication & media studies students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.9% of UNC Chapel Hill students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. About 5,151 of the students at UNC Chapel Hill are attending part time.
James Madison University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population. JMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,328 part time students in attendance at JMU.
Florida International University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami. FIU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at FIU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. About 22,664 of the students at FIU are attending part time.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Louisiana State University is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,086 students take at least one class online at Louisiana State University. There are roughly 5,959 part time students in attendance at Louisiana State University.
Our rankings recognize University of Georgia as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UGA is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,742 students at UGA that take at least one class online. 4,437 of UGA students are attending part time.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at USF Tampa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. About 13,938 of the students at USF Tampa are attending part time.
The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UA has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UA is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,339 students take at least one class online at UA. 6,421 students are part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Regent University. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 1.8% of Regent students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 8,499 of Regent students are exclusively distance learners. 5,924 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Virginia Tech as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
University of Kentucky landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UK also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.6% of UK students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,399 students at UK that take at least one class online. About 4,117 of the students at UK are attending part time.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population. UT Knoxville also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at UT Knoxville is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,626 students at UT Knoxville that take at least one class online. 3,889 students are part time.
The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Radford University. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Radford is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,017 students at Radford that take at least one class online. About 2,252 of the students at Radford are attending part time.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to East Carolina University. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, ECU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.7% of ECU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,522 students take at least one class online at ECU. About 7,199 of the students at ECU are attending part time.
Marymount University comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 1,541 students at Marymount that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,009 part time students in attendance at Marymount.
Here are some additional great schools for Southeast Region non-traditional students studying Communications that almost earned our Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 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).
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