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

10 Colleges
793 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,620 Avg Cost*

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

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in LouisianaCommunication & Media Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 793 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.6% of all the communications bachelor's degrees in the country.

For this year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Louisiana ranking, we looked at 10 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 Louisiana

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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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Louisiana that are best for non-traditional communication & media studies students. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Louisiana ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 15,086 students take at least one class online at Louisiana State University. About 5,959 of the students at Louisiana State University are attending part time.

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Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Tulane has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Louisiana ranking.

About 1.3% of Tulane students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,829 students at Tulane that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,705 part time students in attendance at Tulane.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public college with a medium-sized student population. ULM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Louisiana list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 2,677 students take at least one class online at ULM. 3,305 of ULM students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Louisiana at Lafayette as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UL Lafayette has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Louisiana ranking.

About 2.8% of UL Lafayette students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,441 students at UL Lafayette that take at least one class online. About 4,259 of the students at UL Lafayette are attending part time.

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McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Lake Charles. McNeese not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Louisiana list.

The student loan default rate at McNeese is lower than is typical, just 3.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,320 students take at least one class online at McNeese. About 1,430 of the students at McNeese are attending part time.

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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Southeastern is a large public school located in the small city of Hammond. Southeastern also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Louisiana rankings.

About 3.1% of Southeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,256 students at Southeastern that take at least one class online. About 4,754 of the students at Southeastern are attending part time.

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Nicholls State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux. Nicholls State University also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Louisiana rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 2,210 students take at least one class online at Nicholls State University. About 1,421 of the students at Nicholls State University are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Grambling State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. GSU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Grambling. GSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Louisiana list.

The student loan default rate at GSU is lower than is typical, just 7.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,500 students take at least one class online at GSU. About 1,240 of the students at GSU are attending part time.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NSU has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Louisiana ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.8%. 5,928 students at NSU are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,844 part time students in attendance at NSU.

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Our rankings recognize Southern University and A & M College as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Southern University and A & M College is lower than is typical, just 6.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,464 students at Southern University and A & M College that take at least one class online. 2,161 students are part time.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,598
Georgia 680
Tennessee 910
North Carolina 2,828
Virginia 1,844
South Carolina 768
Kentucky 716
Alabama 857
Mississippi 261
Arkansas 441
West Virginia 132

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 10 schools only.

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