2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey
2Colleges
231Bachelor's Degrees
$31,910Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 231 bachelor's degrees were awarded to journalism students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #45 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.2% of all the journalism bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking looked at 2 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.
The journalism 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 the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying journalism.
Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Rutgers University - New Brunswick tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Jersey that are best for non-traditional journalism students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in New Jersey ranking.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 students are part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rowan University. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rowan also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in New Jersey rankings.
About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,269 students at Rowan that take at least one class online. 3,878 of Rowan students are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 2 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).
In <nil>, 231 bachelor's degrees were awarded to journalism students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #45 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.2% of all the journalism bachelor's degrees in the country.
