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2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

13 Colleges
1,382 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,863 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New JerseyIn <nil>, communication & media studies students earned 1,382 bachelor's degrees from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 9th in the state. This means that 2.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication & media studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the communication & media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

Check out the communications programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & media studies ranking for non-traditional students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New Jersey list.

The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.

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The College of New Jersey landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCNJ, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New Jersey ranking.

About 0.8% of TCNJ students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,040 students at TCNJ that take at least one class online. 570 students are part time.

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch. Monmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New Jersey list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 1,584 students take at least one class online at Monmouth. 808 of Monmouth students are attending part time.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Ramapo College has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New Jersey ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 3,224 students take at least one class online at Ramapo College. There are roughly 1,054 part time students in attendance at Ramapo College.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rowan, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New Jersey ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. There are approximately 7,269 students at Rowan that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,878 part time students in attendance at Rowan.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, William Paterson University has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New Jersey ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 3,122 students at William Paterson University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,144 part time students in attendance at William Paterson University.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

Kean University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

About 3.1% of Kean students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. 3,314 students are part time.

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Montclair State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New Jersey list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 9,294 students take at least one class online at Montclair State. There are roughly 4,724 part time students in attendance at Montclair State.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. 325 of FDU students are exclusively distance learners. 4,986 students are part time.

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Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Stockton University. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Galloway. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stockton State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in New Jersey ranking.

The student loan default rate at Stockton State is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,882 students take at least one class online at Stockton State. 967 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,793
Pennsylvania 1,924
Maryland 1,031
Delaware 234
District of Columbia 112

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*Avg Cost is for the top 13 schools only.

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