by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 37,397 people earned their degree in speech communication, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,270 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,504 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 108 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in speech communication. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their speech communication program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The speech communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree speech communication students.
Out of the 108 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Geneseo landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Geneseo, New York, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salisbury University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Salisbury is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oneonta. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 89 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houghton College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Houghton College is a small school located in Houghton, New York that handed out 21 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Wayne, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 135 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Speech Communication at William Paterson University of New Jersey
With a ranking of #6, Cabrini University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Radnor, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at Cabrini University
Monmouth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monmouth is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 99 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University Maryland came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s speech communication degrees to 99 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at Loyola University Maryland
SUNY Old Westbury came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this small public school handed out 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Grove City College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Grove City College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grove City, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University at Albany landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UAlbany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Speech Communication at University at Albany
Kean University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Manhattanville College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Waynesburg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Goucher College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s speech communication degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Saint Vincent College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Saint Vincent is a small school located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania that handed out 25 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. FDU is a small school located in Madison, New Jersey that handed out 29 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus
Gallaudet University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Albright College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Albright is a small school located in Reading, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
St Lawrence University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Canton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s speech communication degrees to 55 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at St Lawrence University
St. Thomas Aquinas College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STAC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sparkill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at St. Thomas Aquinas College
University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 278 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at University at Buffalo
Villanova University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 155 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Speech Communication at Villanova University
SUNY New Paltz did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech Communication Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. SUNY New Paltz is a public institution located in New Paltz, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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