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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 “Most Well Attended Communications Major in Ohio for a Doctorate” 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 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Communications Major in Ohio for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular communication and media studies programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Well Attended Communications Major in Ohio for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio doctor’s degree communications students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Communications Major in Ohio for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 10 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at OHIO Athens
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Communications Major in Ohio for a Doctorate. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Ohio State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Communications Major in Ohio for a Doctorate. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 6 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Communications Major in Ohio for a Doctorate. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 176 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Kent State
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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