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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 “Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,804 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 309 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful communication and media studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree media studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 440 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 422 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 300 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Michigan State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 268 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 309 schools in the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot on the list. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 257 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified 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%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Communication & Media Studies Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 247 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 241 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at ASU - Skysong
University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. UW Bothell is located in Bothell, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 153 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. 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 University of Washington - Bothell Campus
Hunter College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Hunter is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 147 bachelors’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%.
Full Hunter College Communication & Media Studies Report
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 144 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at North Carolina A & T State University
Florida International University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 142 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Florida International University Communication & Media Studies Report
Pace University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 131 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Full Pace University - New York Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 129 bachelors’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 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of South Florida - Main Campus
DePaul University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Full DePaul Communication & Media Studies Report
Sam Houston State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 124 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Sam Houston State University Communication & Media Studies Report
Queens College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Queens College is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 116 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at QC
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of South Carolina - Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 103 bachelors’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of South Carolina - Columbia
The University of West Florida came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Full The University of West Florida Communication & Media Studies Report
East Tennessee State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at East Tennessee State University
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 96 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
Full UWM Communication & Media Studies Report
Temple University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, 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.
Full Temple Communication & Media Studies Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 UW Tacoma
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at BYU
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