by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Communications Major in Nevada for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 Nevada, there were 367 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,097 and $31,392 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,876 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Communications Major in Nevada for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Communications Major in Nevada for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Communications Major in Nevada for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in Nevada for a Master’s list. UNLV is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 11 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communications Major in Nevada for a Master’s list. UNR is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 7 masters’s communications degrees 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%.
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