2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Communication
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Health Communication is the 674th most popular major in the country with 424 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 152 health communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in health communication. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health communication.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree health communication students.
Top 19 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Communication
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 43 masters’s health communication degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Health Communication at Northwestern
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health communication degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Health Communication at Tufts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major list. Gannon is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 masters’s health communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Gannon University Health Communication Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major list. Located in Orange, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s health communication students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Full Chapman Health Communication Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health communication degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Boston University Health Communication Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s health communication students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UIUC Health Communication Report
DePaul University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major ranking. DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s health communication degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full DePaul University Health Communication Report
Mississippi College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 masters’s health communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Mississippi College Health Communication Report
Rider University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s health communication students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Rider University Health Communication Report
Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major ranking. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 8 masters’s health communication degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Michigan State University Health Communication Report
George Washington University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major ranking. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 9 masters’s health communication degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full GWU Health Communication Report
Washington State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s health communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Communication at Wazzu
University of Houston came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health communication degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Health Communication at University of Houston
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health communication degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Health Communication Report
University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major ranking. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Health Communication at University of St Thomas Minnesota
With a ranking of #15, Fitchburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major list. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health communication degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Fitchburg State Health Communication Report
Emerson College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health communication degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Emerson Health Communication Report
Ashland University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major list. Ashland is located in Ashland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s health communication degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Ashland University Health Communication Report
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Communication Major ranking, coming in at #15. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health communication degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Full OHIO Athens Health Communication Report
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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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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