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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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” 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 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 “Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in communication and media studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree media studies students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UF
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 6 doctorate’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 6 doctorate’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UGA
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 #4 for the Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s media studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at UNC Chapel Hill
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Media Studies Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at UofM
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