by our College Data Analytics Team
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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 66,787 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 North Carolina, there were 2,972 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,153 and $25,784 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,828 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in 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 Communications Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson C Smith University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. JCSU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Johnson C Smith University Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend High Point University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. This medium-sized school is located in High Point, North Carolina, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 169 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at North Carolina A & T State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 637 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
St. Andrews University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at St. Andrews
Shaw University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina ranking. Shaw University is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 11 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Shaw University
Catawba College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina ranking. Catawba is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salisbury, North Carolina. It awarded 15 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Wake Forest University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #9. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 150 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Wake Forest University Communication & Media Studies Report
Saint Augustine’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Saint Augustine’s University
With a ranking of #11, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 317 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 210 bachelors’s communications 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Barton College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina ranking. Barton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilson, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Barton College
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 186 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #15, North Carolina Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 59 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 301 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Queens University of Charlotte landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina ranking. Queens University of Charlotte is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 29 bachelors’s communications 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Queens University of Charlotte
With a ranking of #18, Winston - Salem State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Winston - Salem State University
University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #19. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a public institution located in Pembroke, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Meredith College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Meredith College
William Peace University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. WPU is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
North Carolina State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 235 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Pfeiffer University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #23. Misenheimer, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 7 students 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.
Full Pfeiffer University Communication & Media Studies Report
Lees - McRae College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. Banner Elk, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Lees - McRae College
With a ranking of #25, Salem College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in North Carolina list. Salem is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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