by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Florida” 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 Florida, there were 383 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,709 and $21,484 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 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 journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their 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 Florida” 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 Florida”.
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, Full Sail University landed the #1 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 47 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Miami landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 9 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Florida. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 19 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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