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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Southeast region, there were 14,755 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,329 and $27,106 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,032 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 63 colleges that offer 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.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree communications students.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens University of Charlotte landed the #1 spot on the list. Queens University of Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Queens Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bridgewater College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Bridgewater, Virginia, and it awarded 5 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Bridgewater College
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Bob Jones University
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is a public institution located in Livingston, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of West Alabama
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brenau University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 8 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Brenau
High Point University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in High Point, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students 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%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at High Point
Regent University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Regent University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Regent University
Alabama A & M University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Normal, Alabama, and it awarded 8 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Alabama A & M University Communication & Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #9, Morehead State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Morehead, Kentucky, and it awarded 13 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Morehead State University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UF
Austin Peay State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Peay State University Communication & Media Studies Report
Asbury University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Asbury University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmore, Kentucky. It awarded 3 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Asbury Communication & Media Studies Report
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at WVU
Bellarmine University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bellarmine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 6 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Bellarmine U Communication & Media Studies Report
Florida International University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 111 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Florida International University
East Tennessee State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 21 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at East Tennessee State University
With a ranking of #17, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Murray State University
West Virginia State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
Full West Virginia State University Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Liberty University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 99 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Liberty University
The University of Alabama came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at The University of Alabama
With a ranking of #22, Radford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Radford, Virginia, and it awarded 8 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Radford Communication & Media Studies Report
East Carolina University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region list. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 25 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at East Carolina University
With a ranking of #24, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region list. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at ULM
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 24 masters’s communications 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 UT Knoxville Communication & Media Studies Report
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