by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communications Major in Ohio” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Ohio, there were 2,269 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,570 and $24,411 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,351 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communications Major in Ohio” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communications Major in Ohio” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communications Major in Ohio”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communications Major in Ohio list. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communications Major in Ohio. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communications Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Communications Major in Ohio list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 176 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Kent State
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
,_Helsinki_Finland_(11643271925).jpg){kind=link}