by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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.
In 2020-2021, 13,552 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,817 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,148 and $24,945 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 222 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 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree journalism students.
Out of the 15 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, Full Sail University landed the #1 spot on the 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 Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 55 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Journalism Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 7 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 11 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 21 masters’s journalism degrees 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Alabama 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. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 20 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region ranking. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 9 masters’s journalism degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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 #9. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - 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. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Journalism Report
With a ranking of #11, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 6 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mississippi landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 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%.
Read more about Journalism at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Marshall University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Bob Jones University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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