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2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

5 Colleges
219 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,527 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MichiganIn <nil>, 219 bachelor's degrees were awarded to journalism students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state. This means that 2.1% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying journalism.

Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional journalism students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Michigan ranking.

The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.

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Wayne State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit. Wayne State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Michigan rankings.

About 1.5% of Wayne State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. 6,948 of Wayne State students are attending part time.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Michigan ranking.

About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,601 students at Oakland that take at least one class online. About 4,372 of the students at Oakland are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. Eastern Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in Michigan list.

The student loan default rate at Eastern Michigan is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,247 students take at least one class online at Eastern Michigan. 5,430 of Eastern Michigan students are attending part time.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. Central Michigan also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Michigan rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. 3,991 of Central Michigan students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 390
Illinois 300
Indiana 264
Wisconsin 312

Journalism is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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