by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Communication & Journalism (Other) is the 229th most popular major in the country with 1,349 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , communication & journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,286 and had an average of $28,749 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 411 communication & journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,586 and $30,520 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 136 communication & journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in communication & journalism (other). The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication & journalism (other) program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Bowie, Maryland, and it awarded 19 masters’s other communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at Bowie State University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. FDU is a small school located in Madison, New Jersey that handed out 9 masters’s other communications 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other communications degrees to 71 students in 2021-2022.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at New York University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other communications degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Fordham U
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other communications degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at Marywood University
With a ranking of #6, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other communications degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Duquesne University
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s other communications students 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%.
American University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 5 masters’s other communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at American University
With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Communications Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 masters’s other communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Drexel University
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