by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Communications Major in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 66,787 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,115 and had an average of $25,414 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alabama, there were 968 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,090 and $24,356 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 857 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communication and media studies.
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The communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama list. Alabama State is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 47 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spring Hill College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama. Spring Hill College is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Spring Hill College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Talladega College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama. Located in Talladega, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Birmingham Southern College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama. Birmingham Southern College is a small school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 12 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Birmingham Southern College
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntingdon College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Huntingdon College
Tuskegee University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Tuskegee University
University of North Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama ranking. UNA is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama list. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Jacksonville State University
Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 161 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of South Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #11. University of South Alabama is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 64 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #12. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 166 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #13. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 99 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of West Alabama ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 25 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of West Alabama
Oakwood University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama ranking. Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Oakwood
With a ranking of #16, Troy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama list. Troy University is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 51 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Troy University
Samford University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Samford University
University of Mobile landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Mobile
University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 24 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Alabama in Huntsville
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