by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 10,266 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,528 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in communication and media studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Ohio University - Athens Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Michigan State University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #3 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 7 doctorate’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s media studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at UW - Madison
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