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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New York

7 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$37,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate

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 “Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 New York, there were 4,490 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,631 and $21,341 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,733 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful communication and media studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree communications students.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Communication & Media Studies Report

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s communications degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University at Buffalo

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Cornell University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 3 doctorate’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Syracuse

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With a ranking of #6, St John’s University - New York did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate list. Located in Queens, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 103 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s communications students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at STJ

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University at Albany
Albany, New York

With a ranking of #6, University at Albany did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in New York for a Doctorate list. UAlbany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 269 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at UAlbany

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