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 Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,380 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,319 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 12 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 journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 47 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Journalism at Full Sail University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia General Journalism Report
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
West Virginia University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
University of Mississippi came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Mississippi is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 5 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marshall University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Journalism at Marshall University
With a ranking of #12, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, 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 92%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus General Journalism Report
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