by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 11,380 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.
Across New York, there were 587 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 484 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general journalism.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new york bachelor’s degree journalism students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Purchase College landed the #1 spot on the list. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Bonaventure University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York list. Saint Bonaventure, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount Manhattan College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Journalism at Marymount Manhattan College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ithaca College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hempstead, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Canisius College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking, coming in at #6. Canisius College is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 12 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Buffalo State did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
SUNY New Paltz did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking, coming in at #8. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized school located in New Paltz, New York that handed out 23 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
SUNY Fredonia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Fredonia, New York, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, University at Albany did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York list. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Baruch College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York list. Baruch is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 39 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
SUNY Plattsburgh came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking. This small school is located in Plattsburgh, New York, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Stony Brook University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 General Journalism at Stony Brook University
York College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking, coming in at #14. Jamaica, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Oswego landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking. SUNY Oswego is a public institution located in Oswego, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
St John’s University - New York landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking. STJ is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 19 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Journalism at St John’s University - New York
Fordham University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Lehman College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Joseph’s College - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Joseph’s College - New York General Journalism Report
Morrisville State College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking. Morrisville State College is a small school located in Morrisville, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Journalism at Morrisville State College
Syracuse University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking. Syracuse University is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
LIU Post did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking, coming in at #22. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Brooklyn College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Journalism at Rochester Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #25, Pace University - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Journalism at Pace University - New York
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