by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Indiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,380 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.
Across Indiana, there were 269 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,681 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Indiana” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general journalism program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Indiana” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Indiana”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 123 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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