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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 New Jersey, there were 267 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,224 and $23,301 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ocean County College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey. Toms River, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s journalism degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey list. Ewing, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s journalism degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 115 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #5 spot on the list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s journalism degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Bloomfield College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey list. Bloomfield, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s journalism degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Rowan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey ranking. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s journalism degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rider University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey list. Rider is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Seton Hall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #9. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montclair State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Journalism Major in New Jersey ranking. Montclair State University is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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