by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,380 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.
Across Florida, there were 301 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 245 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Augustine, Florida, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Flagler College - St Augustine General Journalism Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 123 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida. UT is a fairly large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 15 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read more about General Journalism at The University of Tampa
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach Atlantic University landed the #5 spot on the list. West Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Journalism at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Southeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida ranking. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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