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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Maryland” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Maryland, there were 126 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Maryland” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and media studies 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 Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Maryland”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chestertown, Maryland, and it awarded 14 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Frostburg State is a public institution located in Frostburg, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #3 spot on the list. UMBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 79 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Maryland list. Towson University is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 0 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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- *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.
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