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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,374 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 508 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 379 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other communication and media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in other communication and media studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilberforce University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wilberforce University is located in Wilberforce, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other communication and media studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 272 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 U-M Other Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beloit College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Beloit is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beloit, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 90%.
Full Beloit College Other Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maranatha Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Watertown, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full MBU Other Communication & Media Studies Report
Mount St. Joseph University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Mount St. Joseph University Other Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Evansville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. UE is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Alverno College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication and media studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Alverno College Other Communication & Media Studies Report
Elmhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Elmhurst, Illinois, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Other Communication & Media Studies at Elmhurst
Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 8 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees 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%.
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Butler University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Butler Other Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #12, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Northwestern University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full Northwestern Other Communication & Media Studies Report
DePaul University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Communication & Media Studies at DePaul University
Judson University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Communication and Media Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Judson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elgin, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 4.3% 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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