2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England 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 New England Region ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great journalism 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 journalism program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Emerson College has taken the #1 spot in this year's journalism ranking for non-traditional students. Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Emerson also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.
About 1.5% of Emerson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 889 of Emerson students are exclusively distance learners. 562 of Emerson students are attending part time.
Northeastern University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Northeastern also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in the New England Region list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
Quinnipiac University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden. Quinnipiac also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.
About 1.2% of Quinnipiac students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,129 students at Quinnipiac that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,458 part time students in attendance at Quinnipiac.
Our rankings recognize Boston University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Boston U also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the New England Region rankings.
About 0.5% of Boston U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. 7,057 of Boston U students are attending part time.
University of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in the New England Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
Our rankings recognize University of Connecticut as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population. UCONN not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the New England Region list.
About 0.9% of UCONN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,648 students take at least one class online at UCONN. 3,257 of UCONN students are attending part time.
University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population. URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in the New England Region list.
About 1.5% of URI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,504 students take at least one class online at URI. 2,982 students are part time.
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).
