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. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 116,994 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , communication & journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,306 and had an average of $24,240 in loans still to pay off.
Across Ohio, there were 4,655 communication & journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,696 and $22,768 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,383 communication & journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,342 and $24,284 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 61 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication & journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication & journalism 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilberforce University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Wilberforce, Ohio, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Wilberforce University Communication & Journalism Report
Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Denison University landed the #2 spot on the list. Denison University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Granville, Ohio. It awarded 64 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Carroll University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio. John Carroll University is a private not-for-profit institution located in University Heights, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full John Carroll University Communication & Journalism Report
Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 350 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication & journalism students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Miami University - Oxford Communication & Journalism Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Otterbein University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio. Westerville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to 44 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, The College of Wooster did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio list. The College of Wooster is located in Wooster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Heidelberg University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking. Heidelburg College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tiffin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 Heidelberg University Communication & Journalism Report
Capital University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking. Capital is a small school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 42 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Central State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio list. This medium-sized school is located in Wilberforce, Ohio, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Central State University
With a ranking of #10, Miami University - Middletown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio list. Located in Middletown, Ohio, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication & journalism students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Miami University - Middletown
Kent State University at Kent came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 336 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Kent State
With a ranking of #12, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 463 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at OHIO Athens
University of Dayton came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #14. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 147 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Cleveland State University
Notre Dame College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #15. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Notre Dame College
Marietta College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking. Marietta, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cedarville University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking. Cedarville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedarville, Ohio. It awarded 42 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 538 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Miami University - Hamilton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #19. Miami University - Hamilton is located in Hamilton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to qualified 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Miami University - Hamilton
With a ranking of #20, Ashland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Ashland, Ohio, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Ashland University
Hiram College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #21. Hiram College is located in Hiram, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking. Franciscan U is a small school located in Steubenville, Ohio that handed out 39 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Franciscan University of Steubenville Communication & Journalism Report
Xavier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #23. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 75 bachelors’s communication & journalism 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%.
Ohio Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #24. Delaware, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Ohio Wesleyan University
With a ranking of #25, Lake Erie College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Painesville, Ohio, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s communication & journalism degrees in 2021-2022.
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