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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 3,626 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree media studies students.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southeast Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Knoxville Communication & Media Studies Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s media studies degrees to 12 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 97%.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UF

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s media studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Georgia

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at UofM

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s media studies students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Communication & Media Studies Report

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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s media studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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