2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in South Carolina

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In 2020-2021, 120,571 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 1,359 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,103 and $26,853 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,770 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in South Carolina for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. To top this list, a school must have a successful communication and journalism program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in South Carolina for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina doctor’s degree communication & journalism students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in South Carolina

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

#1 overall quality in South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in South Carolina for a Doctorate list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Clemson

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University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

#2 overall quality in South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Communication & Journalism Major in South Carolina for a Doctorate. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 2 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at UofSC

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Notes and References

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.