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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Utah” 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 Utah, there were 115 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 Utah” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Utah” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Utah”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 95 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Brigham Young University - Provo Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dixie State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Utah list. Dixie State University is a public institution located in Saint George, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Dixie State University
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. Westminster College Utah is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 0 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Westminster College Salt Lake
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- 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
- *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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