2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a bachelor's in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism 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 journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying journalism.
Top 10 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
George Washington University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional journalism students. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. GWU also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 0.4% of GWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,340 of GWU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,798 part time students in attendance at GWU.
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Syracuse University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.1% of Syracuse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. 3,491 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Maryland - College Park as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park. UMCP not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.
Full Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park Report
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to American University. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. The American University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 5,283 students take at least one class online at The American University. 3,612 of The American University students are attending part time.
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Hofstra University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead. Hofstra also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 1.0% of Hofstra students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,868 students at Hofstra that take at least one class online. About 1,466 of the students at Hofstra are attending part time.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the small city of University Park. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All students are part time.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.
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Stony Brook University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 14,521 students at SUNY Stony Brook that take at least one class online. 4,151 of SUNY Stony Brook students are attending part time.
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. 390 students at Ship are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,063 part time students in attendance at Ship.
Full Journalism at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Report
Duquesne University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The student loan default rate at Duquesne is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,731 students take at least one class online at Duquesne. About 365 of the students at Duquesne are attending part time.
Full Journalism at Duquesne University Report
