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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New York

7 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New York, there were 1,039 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,893 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York” ranking, we looked at 7 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree media studies students.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New York

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Pace University - New York
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York. Pace University is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Pace University Communication & Media Studies Report

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Hunter College
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Hunter College

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Queens College
Queens, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #3 spot on the list. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Queens College Communication & Media Studies Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York list. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 9 masters’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at RIT

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Syracuse

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York

With a ranking of #6, Brooklyn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York list. Brooklyn College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Brooklyn College Communication & Media Studies Report

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SUNY Oswego
Oswego, New York

SUNY Oswego ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in New York list. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 0 masters’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 & Media Studies at SUNY Oswego

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