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Out of the majors we analyze each year, communication & media studies was ranked 8th in Arizona. In fact, 1,613 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 3.2% 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 Arizona ranking analyzed 5 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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Check out the communications programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
University of Arizona has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & media studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population. University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Arizona list.
About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.
Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Arizona Report
Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Arizona ranking.
About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,480 part time students in attendance at ASU - Tempe.
Full Communication & Media Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe Report
University of Phoenix - Arizona comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix. UOPX - Arizona also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Arizona rankings.
The student loan default rate at UOPX - Arizona is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 85,576 of UOPX - Arizona students are exclusively distance learners.
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Our rankings recognize Grand Canyon University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population. Grand Canyon University also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Arizona rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 79,865 of Grand Canyon University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 80,777 part time students in attendance at Grand Canyon University.
Full Communication & Media Studies at Grand Canyon University Report
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Arizona University. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population. NAU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Arizona rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,368 part time students in attendance at NAU.
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