by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 66,787 communication and media studies students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 7 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama. 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
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama A & M University landed the #2 spot on the list. AAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Normal, Alabama. It awarded 8 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 38 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama list. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, 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 86%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Alabama at Birmingham
With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 7 masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in Alabama list. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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