by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida” 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 Florida, there were 301 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in general journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Florida” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree journalism students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida list. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 47 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on General Journalism at University of Miami
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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